Orange Weather in March
Orange in March
The short of it: Orange in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 41 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & May
March in Orange brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 84 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Orange runs about middling and drier than most in March. Sorgues, 15 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Orange, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SorguesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 39 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-CèzeOccitanie | 15 km W | 16° | 6° | 45 mm |
| BollèneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 17 km NNW | 16° | 5° | 43 mm |
| Pont-Saint-EspritOccitanie | 18 km NW | 16° | 5° | 44 mm |
| MonteuxProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 19 km SE | 17° | 5° | 39 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-AvignonOccitanie | 19 km S | 17° | 6° | 39 mm |
| VedèneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 19 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 38 mm |
| Le PontetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 20 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 39 mm |