Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in France in March
In March, average daytime highs across the 57 cities listed in France range from 9.9°C in Calais to 15.6°C in Avignon. Monthly rainfall ranges from 37 mm in Marseille 15 to 109 mm in Grenoble.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
March in France
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 11.8°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 50 | 10.5 |
| Marseille | 14.7°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 42 | 5.8 |
| Lyon | 12.9°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 60 | 10.8 |
| Toulouse | 14.4°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 60 | 10.4 |
| Nice | 14.5°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 63 | 7.8 |
| Nantes | 12.5°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 53 | 10.3 |
| Marne La Vallée | 11.4°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 55 | 11.1 |
| Strasbourg | 10.9°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 70 | 12.4 |
| Bordeaux | 14.8°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 53 | 10.1 |
| Montpellier | 14.6°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 46 | 6.0 |
| Lille | 10.8°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 51 | 10.7 |
| Paris 15 Vaugirard | 11.8°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 50 | 10.5 |
| Rennes | 12.2°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 52 | 10.5 |
| Reims | 11.1°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 55 | 11.4 |
| Le Havre | 10.8°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 66 | 12.2 |
| Paris 20 Ménilmontant | 11.4°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 52 | 10.6 |
| Cergy-Pontoise | 11.5°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 52 | 10.5 |
| Paris 13 Gobelins | 11.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 50 | 10.5 |
| Saint-Étienne | 11.1°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 55 | 11.3 |
| Toulon | 14.5°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 43 | 5.5 |
| Angers | 12.4°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 49 | 10.1 |
| Dijon | 11.5°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 66 | 11.8 |
| Grenoble | 12.8°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 109 | 12.9 |
| Nîmes | 15.6°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 46 | 6.0 |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 11.3°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 55 | 11.6 |
| Aix-en-Provence | 14.8°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 44 | 6.4 |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | 11.1°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 51 | 10.6 |
| Brest, France | 10.9°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 64 | 12.6 |
| Le Mans | 12.0°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 52 | 10.4 |
| Amiens | 11.1°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 54 | 11.0 |
| Tours | 12.6°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 52 | 10.4 |
| Limoges | 11.8°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 80 | 12.4 |
| Villeurbanne | 12.6°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 65 | 10.8 |
| Besançon | 11.2°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 95 | 12.9 |
| Metz | 10.5°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 60 | 11.8 |
| Orléans, France | 11.9°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 52 | 10.4 |
| Rouen | 11.3°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 60 | 11.5 |
| Mulhouse | 10.7°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 71 | 12.0 |
| Perpignan | 15.4°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 50 | 6.5 |
| Caen | 11.6°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 54 | 11.3 |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 11.9°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 50 | 10.5 |
| Nancy | 10.6°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 66 | 11.9 |
| Argenteuil | 11.8°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 51 | 10.3 |
| Roubaix | 10.7°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 53 | 11.4 |
| Avignon | 15.6°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 44 | 6.1 |
| Dunkirk | 10.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 48 | 10.8 |
| Poitiers | 12.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 55 | 10.7 |
| Versailles | 11.2°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 50 | 10.5 |
| Créteil | 11.8°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 52 | 10.6 |
| Pau | 13.5°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 107 | 13.7 |
| Aulnay-sous-Bois | 11.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 51 | 10.5 |
| Marseille 15 | 14.8°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 37 | 5.6 |
| La Rochelle | 12.8°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 54 | 10.0 |
| Antibes | 14.4°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 54 | 6.4 |
| Cannes | 14.6°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 54 | 6.4 |
| Calais | 9.9°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 51 | 10.5 |
| Béziers | 14.0°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 56 | 7.2 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.