Climate averages 1991–2020
Setúbal weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Setúbal: daytime highs average 18.0°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lisbon (32 km away). In March its highs average 16.4°C, 1.6°C cooler than Setúbal, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Portugal, Setúbal ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 12 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 12 cities is 16.7°C; Setúbal is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 19.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 48 mm to 45 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
Setúbal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.6°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 63 | 8.4 | 9.810 h |
| February | 15.6°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 48 | 6.6 | 10.711 h |
| March, selected | 18.0°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 48 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.3°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 45 | 7.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 35 | 5.1 | 14.214 h |
| June | 25.9°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 7.5 | 1.5 | 14.815 h |
| July | 28.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 14.615 h |
| August | 28.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 2.8 | 0.6 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.3°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 25 | 3.6 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 70 | 8.1 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.8°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 74 | 8.8 | 10.110 h |
| December | 15.4°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 77 | 9.1 | 9.510 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
- Lisbon in MarchPortugal · 32 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 53 mm rain
- Amadora in MarchPortugal · 39 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 10.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Queluz in MarchPortugal · 41 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Leiria in MarchPortugal · 136 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 70 mm rain
- Badajoz in MarchSpain · 171 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 45 mm rain
- Faro in MarchPortugal · 188 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Coimbra in MarchPortugal · 191 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 7.3°C · 85 mm rain
- Huelva in MarchSpain · 221 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.0°C · 43 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 Setúbal) is explained once on the Setúbal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.