Madrid in March

Mild; spring showers.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

March is rated good. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatWarm; Easter week is busy.
• MayGreatWarm, long evenings; San Isidro fiesta mid-May.
• SeptemberGreatWarm, returns to normal.
• OctoberGreatBest month for walking.

• MadridHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 6 days
• Madrid and the central plateau, Spain · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencafine

  Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July and August.Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July and August.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Carnival check

  Before Lent (moves yearly) · Neighbourhoods

  Costume parades; small events, no closures for visitors.

• Semana Santa (Holy Week) check

  Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday · Churches and central streets

  Processions close streets in the evening; Good Friday closes many museums.

Crowds · Spain overall

Medium

Prices · Spain overall

Medium

Spain overall: Fallas in Valencia (15–19 Mar) sells out the city; Holy Week falls in late March in 2027.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Madrid, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings

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