Climate averages 1991–2020
Palma weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Palma: daytime highs average 16.3°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sant Boi de Llobregat (204 km away). In March its highs average 14.8°C, 1.6°C cooler than Palma, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Palma ranks joint 44th of 93 for the warmest March highs and 9th of 93 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 93 cities is 16.4°C; Palma is level with that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 35 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
Palma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 34 | 6.3 | 9.710 h |
| February | 14.1°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 31 | 6.3 | 10.711 h |
| March, selected | 16.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 26 | 5.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 35 | 6.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.5°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 29 | 4.9 | 14.314 h |
| June | 27.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 16 | 2.7 | 14.915 h |
| July | 30.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14.715 h |
| August | 30.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 17 | 2.4 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 42 | 6.4 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 51 | 7.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 51 | 7.9 | 10.010 h |
| December | 15.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 | 6.3 | 9.49 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
- Sant Boi de Llobregat in MarchSpain · 204 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 8.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Barcelona in MarchSpain · 207 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 7.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Tarragona in MarchSpain · 209 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 7.4°C · 37 mm rain
- Badalona in MarchSpain · 212 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 7.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Reus in MarchSpain · 220 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Mataró in MarchSpain · 220 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 47 mm rain
- Rubí in MarchSpain · 220 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 6.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Sabadell in MarchSpain · 224 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 5.8°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 Palma) is explained once on the Palma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.