Briançon Weather in March
Briançon in March
The short of it: Briançon in March averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -2° · rain 74 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Briançon brings afternoons near 7° and nights around -2°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 7°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 74 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, 86 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Briançon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Embrun, 39 km to the SSW, is 5° warmer by day.
March in Briançon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmbrunProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 39 km SSW | 12° | 1° | 58 mm |
| SusaPiedmont | 42 km NE | 11° | 1° | 53 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 48 km NNW | 12° | 1° | 67 mm |
| AiraliPiedmont | 49 km E | 14° | 4° | 42 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 54 km E | 14° | 4° | 42 mm |
| GiavenoPiedmont | 58 km ENE | 13° | 3° | 42 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 58 km SW | 13° | 1° | 63 mm |
| AviglianaPiedmont | 63 km ENE | 14° | 4° | 40 mm |