Châtillon Weather in March
Châtillon in March
The short of it: Châtillon in March averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 3° · rain 44 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Châtillon an average March high of 13°, a low of 3° and some 44 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 13°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 89 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Châtillon runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Villefranche-sur-Saône, 14 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Châtillon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14 km NNE | 14° | 4° | 44 mm |
| ÉcullyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km SE | 14° | 4° | 45 mm |
| TarareAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km W | 12° | 3° | 44 mm |
| Lyon 09Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km SE | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Tassin-la-Demi-LuneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km SE | 14° | 4° | 45 mm |
| Caluire-et-CuireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km ESE | 14° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Lyon 04Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km SE | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| FranchevilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km SSE | 14° | 4° | 45 mm |