Weather in Palermo in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Palermo in March
The temperature in March is +64°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +75°F during the day and a minimum of +46°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +75°F.
Is Palermo warm or cold in March?
Palermo is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +59°F to +61°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +50°F to +52°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
March is one of the coolest months in Palermo, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Palermo in March
Water in Palermo in March is Cold. It varies from +55°F to +62°F, with an average of +58°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +61°F.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Palermo in March?
Climate in Palermo in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +59°F | +61°F | +66°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +39°F | +46°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +84°F | +93°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 73 mm | 90 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +58°F | +58°F | +61°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 75% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +59°F to +61°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 73 mm to 90 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 4 to 5.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in April as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Palermo is gradually increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Palermo?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Palermo in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+68°F) and the highest in 2012 (+75°F). The driest year was 1989 with only 353 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1977 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Palermo, 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.