Weather in Barcelona in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Barcelona in March
The temperature in March is +66°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +79°F during the day and a minimum of +39°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 64% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +52°F to +77°F.
Is Barcelona warm or cold in March?
Barcelona is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +55°F to +59°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +45°F to +48°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Barcelona:
Water temperature in Barcelona in March
Water in Barcelona in March is Cold. It varies from +54°F to +58°F, with an average of +56°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +59°F.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Barcelona in March?
Climate in Barcelona in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +59°F | +63°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +30°F | +34°F | +41°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +79°F | +79°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 34 mm | 46 mm | 53 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +56°F | +59°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 71% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +55°F to +59°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 34 mm to 46 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 11 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Barcelona is gradually decreasing during March, going from 5 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Barcelona?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Barcelona in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+64°F) and the highest in 2022 (+72°F). The driest year was 1990 with only 378 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1436 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Barcelona, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.