Climate averages 1991–2020
Rome weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Rome: daytime highs average 15.0°C and nights cool to about 5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 74 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica (21 km away). In March its highs average 14.4°C, 0.6°C cooler than Rome, with 72 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in Italy, Rome ranks joint 14th of 79 for the warmest March highs and 49th of 79 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 79 cities is 14.2°C; Rome is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 17.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 74 mm to 77 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rome climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.5°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 63 | 8.6 | 9.510 h |
| February | 12.3°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 72 | 9.2 | 10.611 h |
| March, selected | 15.0°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 74 | 9.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 77 | 10.5 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 58 | 8.4 | 14.515 h |
| June | 26.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 34 | 5.5 | 15.215 h |
| July | 30.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 23 | 4.0 | 14.915 h |
| August | 30.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 22 | 4.2 | 13.914 h |
| September | 25.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 84 | 8.8 | 12.513 h |
| October | 20.9°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 116 | 10.4 | 11.111 h |
| November | 16.1°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 128 | 12.2 | 9.910 h |
| December | 12.3°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 94 | 10.6 | 9.29 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica in MarchItaly · 21 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 8.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Guidonia Montecelio in MarchItaly · 21 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 4.5°C · 84 mm rain
- Fiumicino in MarchItaly · 26 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 8.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Aprilia in MarchItaly · 35 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 6.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Latina in MarchItaly · 58 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 6.4°C · 86 mm rain
- Terni in MarchItaly · 75 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Perugia in MarchItaly · 136 kmHigh 12.1°C · Low 2.2°C · 75 mm rain
- Pescara in MarchItaly · 153 kmHigh 13.9°C · Low 5.5°C · 62 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rome) is explained once on the Rome year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.