Île-de-France · France
Paris in March
In March, Paris averages a daytime high of 12 °C and a night-time low of 5 °C, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Paris's most comfortable months, May to September.
- Average high
- 12 °C
- Average low
- 5 °C
- Rain in the month
- 43 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 460
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Paris
March is the 8th warmest month in Paris by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 7 °C to 25 °C and the lows from 3 °C to 15 °C. By day, March is 4 °C warmer than February, and April is 4 °C warmer than March.
March brings 43 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 53 mm (637 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 8 h 20 min at the shortest and 16 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 °C | 3 °C | 52 mm | |
| February | 9 °C | 3 °C | 44 mm | |
| March | 12 °C | 5 °C | 43 mm | |
| April | 16 °C | 7 °C | 46 mm | |
| May | 19 °C | 10 °C | 57 mm | Yes |
| June | 23 °C | 13 °C | 57 mm | Yes |
| July | 25 °C | 15 °C | 56 mm | Yes |
| August | 25 °C | 15 °C | 53 mm | Yes |
| September | 21 °C | 12 °C | 51 mm | Yes |
| October | 16 °C | 9 °C | 60 mm | |
| November | 11 °C | 6 °C | 57 mm | |
| December | 8 °C | 3 °C | 62 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is March a good time to visit Paris?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 12 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Paris are May to September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in France in March
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Paris
This guide lists 460 places to stay in Paris: 5 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 455 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 63; 1–3 km, 340; 3–10 km, 56; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.