Gap Weather in March
Gap in March
The short of it: Gap in March averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 1° · rain 63 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
March in Gap brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 1°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 13°; nights run about 1°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 85 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Gap runs about middling and wetter than most in March. Veynes, 20 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Gap, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VeynesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 20 km W | 13° | 1° | 63 mm |
| EmbrunProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 33 km E | 12° | 1° | 58 mm |
| Laragne-MontéglinProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 34 km SW | 14° | 2° | 52 mm |
| SisteronProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 42 km SSW | 15° | 3° | 46 mm |
| La MureAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 44 km NNW | 12° | 1° | 80 mm |
| BarcelonnetteProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 49 km ESE | 9° | -1° | 68 mm |
| Digne-les-BainsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 53 km SSE | 14° | 3° | 50 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'OisansAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 55 km N | 10° | 0° | 75 mm |