Weather in Santiago de Compostela in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Santiago de Compostela in March
Going from a maximum of +20°C during the day to a minimum of -1°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +15°C.
Is Santiago de Compostela warm or cold in March?
Santiago de Compostela is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +13°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +6°C to +7°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 Santiago de Compostela:
Climate in Santiago de Compostela in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +15°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | -5°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +27°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 130 mm | 125 mm | 125 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| 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 +13°C to +15°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 130 mm to 125 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 78%. 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 7 to 8.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
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 Santiago de Compostela is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Santiago de Compostela?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Santiago de Compostela in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+17°C) and the highest in 2017 (+19°C). The driest year was 2004 with only 848 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 2201 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Santiago de Compostela, 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.