Lyon Weather in March
Lyon in March
The short of it: Lyon in March averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 4° · rain 46 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Lyon an average March high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 46 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 14°; nights run about 4°. Rain is modest, about 46 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Lyon runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Lyon 07, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Lyon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon 07Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km SW | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Lyon 03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km NNE | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Lyon 02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Lyon 06Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km N | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Lyon 05Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NW | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Lyon 08Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km SE | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Lyon 01Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NNW | 14° | 4° | 46 mm |
| VilleurbanneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NE | 14° | 4° | 47 mm |