Vif Weather in March
Vif in March
The short of it: Vif in March averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 65 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 June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 3° · rain 65 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Vif an average March high of 15°, a low of 3° and some 65 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 15°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 86 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Vif runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Le Pont-de-Claix, 8 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Vif, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pont-de-ClaixAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 8 km NNE | 15° | 4° | 65 mm |
| ÉchirollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 10 km NNE | 15° | 4° | 66 mm |
| EybensAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 12 km NNE | 15° | 3° | 69 mm |
| Seyssinet-ParisetAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 13 km N | 15° | 4° | 66 mm |
| GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14 km NNE | 16° | 4° | 66 mm |
| FontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km N | 15° | 4° | 66 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'HèresAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km NNE | 16° | 4° | 66 mm |
| SassenageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km N | 14° | 3° | 69 mm |