Grenoble Weather in March
Grenoble in March
The short of it: Grenoble in March averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 66 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
March in Grenoble brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 16°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 87 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Grenoble runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Seyssinet-Pariset, 2 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Grenoble, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seyssinet-ParisetAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km W | 15° | 4° | 66 mm |
| FontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NW | 15° | 4° | 66 mm |
| ÉchirollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km S | 15° | 4° | 66 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'HèresAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km E | 16° | 4° | 66 mm |
| EybensAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km SE | 15° | 3° | 69 mm |
| SassenageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km NW | 14° | 3° | 69 mm |
| MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km NE | 13° | 2° | 77 mm |
| Le Pont-de-ClaixAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 65 mm |