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Madeira weather in March

Is it warm? Not really. March in Madeira is cool: afternoons average 19°C and nights 14°C. Most days (80%) peak between 17°C and 21°C.

Cool · average high

19°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on about three in ten days.

  • Average low14°overnight
  • Sea19°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days978 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy60% cloud · 12% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every March afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 17° and 21°.

Number of March days by daily high, 2011–2025.

March, year by year

The average March high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 21°C; the coolest, 2011, 18°C.

Average March high by year: 2011: 17.6°C, 2012: 20.1°C, 2013: 19.5°C, 2014: 18.8°C, 2015: 18.6°C, 2016: 18.1°C, 2017: 19.4°C, 2018: 19°C, 2019: 19.1°C, 2020: 19.2°C, 2021: 18.9°C, 2022: 18.1°C, 2023: 21.3°C, 2024: 19.4°C, 2025: 17.9°C.

Compared with home

Average March highs. Expect rain on about 9 days (78 mm in a typical month).

  • Madeira19°
  • London11°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin10°
  • Manchester10°
  • Belfast9°
  • Glasgow9°

Other months

Madeira all year · Where else is hot in March

Warmer in March, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Madeira is about 3h 30m.

  • Mild in Mar

    20°C average high

    avg high · 9° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Seville

    Spain

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    9 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m
  • Mild in Mar

    23°C average high

    avg high · 8° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Marrakech

    Morocco

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m
  • Mild in Mar

    22°C average high

    avg high · 13° at night

    25°C+ on 2 in 10 days

    Agadir

    Morocco

    Sea
    17°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology