Paris Weather in March
Paris in March
The short of it: Paris in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 54 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
March in Paris brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -4°, with about 54 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 4°, with nights near -4°. It is the driest month of the year, only 54 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 81 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Paris runs about middling and about as wet in March. Brant, 8 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Paris, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h