Barcelonnette Weather in March
Barcelonnette in March
The short of it: Barcelonnette in March averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -1° · rain 68 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Barcelonnette an average March high of 9°, a low of -1° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 9°, nights near -1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 84 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Barcelonnette runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Digne-les-Bains, 47 km to the SW, is 6° warmer by day.
March in Barcelonnette, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digne-les-BainsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 47 km SW | 14° | 3° | 50 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 49 km WNW | 13° | 1° | 63 mm |
| BriançonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 57 km N | 7° | -2° | 74 mm |
| SisteronProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 60 km WSW | 15° | 3° | 46 mm |
| Borgo San DalmazzoPiedmont | 67 km E | 13° | 5° | 48 mm |
| CuneoPiedmont | 71 km E | 14° | 5° | 46 mm |
| SaluzzoPiedmont | 73 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 42 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 77 km NE | 14° | 4° | 42 mm |