How warm is it in Lisbon in March?

Daytime highs averaged 16.2 °C, night-time lows 12.2 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 21.7 °C (23 Mar 2024), the lowest 7.4 °C (21 Mar 2018).

How often does it rain in Lisbon in March?

On average there were 11.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 74.3 mm of precipitation in total.

🇵🇹 Weather in Lisbon in March

This is what the weather in Lisbon (Portugal) was like in March in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

16.2 °C

14.6 °C – 17.4 °C

Avg. night-time low

12.2 °C

11.7 °C – 12.9 °C

Avg. rain days in period

11.0

35 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

74.3 mm

21.9 mm – 152 mm

Avg. cloud cover

61 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 21.7 °C (23 Mar 2024) · Lowest temperature 7.4 °C (21 Mar 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 29 km/h

Weather mix of all days

64Sunny
73Partly cloudy
63Cloudy
65Light rain
45Rain

Summary

On average 16.2 °C during the day and 12.2 °C at night.
On average 11.0 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 74.3 mm of precipitation in total.
Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
Warmest year: 2019 (avg. 17.4 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 14.6 °C).
Wettest year: 2018 (152 mm), driest: 2021 (21.9 mm).
Extremes: 21.7 °C on 23 Mar 2024 and 7.4 °C on 21 Mar 2018.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2026
Avg. max16.5°Avg. min11.7°
Rain days
8 Rain days
Precipitation
52.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
51 % cloudy
Sea temperature
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Max 19.6 °C · Min 9.1 °C
2025
Avg. max16.0°Avg. min12.4°
Rain days
21 Rain days
Precipitation
144 mm
Avg. cloud cover
64 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.0 °C · Min 10.7 °C
2024
Avg. max16.5°Avg. min12.9°
Rain days
15 Rain days
Precipitation
95.6 mm
Avg. cloud cover
73 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 21.7 °C · Min 10.9 °C
2023
Avg. max16.6°Avg. min12.9°
Rain days
4 Rain days
Precipitation
23.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
65 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 19.8 °C · Min 7.8 °C
2022
Avg. max15.9°Avg. min12.3°
Rain days
15 Rain days
Precipitation
94.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
78 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 18.9 °C · Min 9.5 °C
2021
Avg. max16.5°Avg. min11.7°
Rain days
3 Rain days
Precipitation
21.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
50 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 19.5 °C · Min 8.1 °C
2020
Avg. max16.2°Avg. min12.0°
Rain days
7 Rain days
Precipitation
55.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
56 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.8 °C · Min 9.0 °C
2019
Avg. max17.4°Avg. min11.9°
Rain days
5 Rain days
Precipitation
26.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
39 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.5 °C · Min 9.7 °C
2018
Avg. max14.6°Avg. min11.7°
Rain days
23 Rain days
Precipitation
152 mm
Avg. cloud cover
72 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 17.6 °C · Min 7.4 °C
2017
Avg. max15.8°Avg. min12.1°
Rain days
9 Rain days
Precipitation
76.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
65 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 19.4 °C · Min 10.0 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Lisbon in March?: Daytime highs averaged 16.2 °C, night-time lows 12.2 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 21.7 °C (23 Mar 2024), the lowest 7.4 °C (21 Mar 2018).
How often does it rain in Lisbon in March?: On average there were 11.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 74.3 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data: Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature: MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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