Weather in Lisbon in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lisbon in March
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +4°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +19°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 30% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +20°C.
Is Lisbon warm or cold in March?
Lisbon is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +15°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +10°C to +11°C.
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 Lisbon:
Water temperature in Lisbon in March
Water in Lisbon in March is Cold. It varies from +14°C to +17°C, with an average of +15°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +17°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Lisbon in March?
Climate in Lisbon in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +17°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | 0°C | +6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +28°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 61 mm | 67 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +15°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 71% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +15°C to +17°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 68 mm to 61 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 10 to 13.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Lisbon is gradually increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Lisbon?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lisbon in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+18°C) and the highest in 2017 (+22°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 298 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2338 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lisbon, 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.