Benasque Weather in March
Benasque in March
The short of it: Benasque in March averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -1° · rain 91 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Benasque an average March high of 9°, a low of -1° and some 91 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 9°, nights near -1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 79 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Benasque runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Bagnères-de-Luchon, 21 km to the NNE, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Benasque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-LuchonOccitanie | 21 km NNE | 11° | 1° | 85 mm |
| VielhaCatalonia | 25 km ENE | 8° | -1° | 89 mm |
| el Pont de SuertCatalonia | 28 km SE | 12° | 1° | 81 mm |
| GrausAragon | 49 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 50 mm |
| Gourdan-PolignanOccitanie | 52 km N | 15° | 4° | 83 mm |
| MontréjeauOccitanie | 54 km N | 15° | 4° | 84 mm |
| CampanOccitanie | 54 km NNW | 13° | 2° | 77 mm |
| SortCatalonia | 54 km ESE | 12° | 1° | 59 mm |