Sion Weather in March
Sion in March
The short of it: Sion in March averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 215 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 20° · rain 215 mm · daylight 12 h 10 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Sion an average March high of 32°, a low of 20° and some 215 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 215 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 10 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Sion runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Pólvora, 30 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Sion, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 11 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PólvoraSan Martín Department | 30 km SSE | 31° | 20° | 222 mm |
| HuicungoSan Martín Department | 39 km N | 33° | 21° | 178 mm |
| Costa RicaSan Martín Department | 46 km NNE | 32° | 21° | 181 mm |
| JuanjuíSan Martín Department | 55 km N | 33° | 21° | 177 mm |
| PajarilloSan Martín Department | 55 km NNE | 33° | 21° | 178 mm |
| La VictoriaSan Martín Department | 59 km N | 33° | 21° | 176 mm |
| Dos de MayoSan Martín Department | 61 km NNW | 32° | 20° | 155 mm |
| LedoySan Martín Department | 62 km NNE | 33° | 21° | 180 mm |