Saintes Weather in March
Saintes in March
The short of it: Saintes in March averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 5° · rain 63 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
March in Saintes brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 5°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 15°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 7th 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Saintes runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Chaniers, 7 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Saintes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaniersNew Aquitaine | 7 km ESE | 15° | 5° | 62 mm |
| PonsNew Aquitaine | 20 km SSE | 15° | 5° | 63 mm |
| Saint-Jean-d'AngélyNew Aquitaine | 24 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 60 mm |
| SaujonNew Aquitaine | 24 km WSW | 15° | 6° | 61 mm |
| CognacNew Aquitaine | 24 km ESE | 15° | 5° | 62 mm |
| ChâteaubernardNew Aquitaine | 26 km ESE | 15° | 5° | 62 mm |
| Tonnay-CharenteNew Aquitaine | 30 km NW | 15° | 6° | 58 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-DidonneNew Aquitaine | 32 km WSW | 15° | 6° | 62 mm |