Spain in March

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

• Madrid and the central plateau · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencafine

  Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C in July and August.

• Andalusia · Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Cádizbest weather

  Seville and Córdoba are Europe's hottest cities in summer (40–45 °C). Winters are mild and sunny on the coast; Granada is colder.

• Mediterranean coast and Balearics · Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Mallorca, Ibizafine

  Beach season June–October; humid in August. Autumn DANA storms can bring flash floods.

• Green north · San Sebastián, Bilbao, Santander, Asturias, Galiciarainy

  Atlantic weather: green because it rains. The best escape from summer heat; pack a rain jacket in any month.

• Canary Islands · Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palmabest weather

  Mild all year (20–28 °C); winter is high season. Calima dust storms blow in from the Sahara a few times a year.

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.

• Semana Santa big impact

  Holy Week — 21–28 Mar 2027 (moves yearly)

  Processions in every town, huge in Seville and Málaga; Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are holidays; rooms and trains sell out.

Crowds · Spain

Medium

Prices · Spain

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Andalusia

  Best weather of the year (Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Cádiz)

• Canary Islands

  Best weather of the year (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma)

• Madrid

  Mild; spring showers.