Sallanches Weather in March
Sallanches in March
The short of it: Sallanches in March averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 0° · rain 71 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Sallanches an average March high of 11°, a low of 0° and some 71 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 11°, with nights near 0°. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Sallanches runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Passy, 5 km to the ESE, is 3° cooler by day.
March in Sallanches, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PassyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 5 km ESE | 8° | -2° | 96 mm |
| ClusesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14 km NNW | 12° | 1° | 72 mm |
| Chamonix-Mont-BlancAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 19 km E | 3° | -5° | 125 mm |
| BonnevilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 23 km NW | 12° | 1° | 76 mm |
| La Roche-sur-ForonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 29 km WNW | 12° | 1° | 74 mm |
| AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 35 km SSW | 13° | 2° | 66 mm |
| Annecy-le-VieuxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38 km W | 13° | 1° | 70 mm |
| Martigny-VilleValais | 38 km ENE | 11° | 1° | 58 mm |