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France in March: where is it warmest?

In March, Arles is the warmest place with 16 °C by day, Chamonix the coolest with 7 °C. 12 of 100 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in March, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Arles	78	16°	–	7 h	6
Nîmes	76	16°	–	7 h	7
Perpignan	73	16°	–	7 h	7
Avignon	77	15°	–	7 h	6
Orange	76	15°	–	7 h	7
Marseille	74	15°	13°	8 h	6
Toulon	73	15°	14°	7 h	7
Aix-en-Provence	72	15°	–	8 h	7
Montpellier	70	15°	–	7 h	7
Narbonne	69	15°	–	6 h	7
Béziers	65	15°	–	6 h	8
Bordeaux	57	15°	12°	6 h	11
Toulouse	56	15°	–	6 h	11
Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	32	15°	13°	8 h	6
Sanary-sur-Mer	31	15°	14°	8 h	7
Fréjus	31	15°	14°	7 h	6
Saint-Tropez	30	15°	14°	7 h	6
Aigues-Mortes	30	15°	13°	7 h	6
Sète	29	15°	12°	7 h	7
Cannes	28	15°	14°	7 h	8
Antibes	28	15°	14°	7 h	8
Porto-Vecchio, Corsica	27	15°	14°	7 h	8
Arcachon	18	15°	12°	6 h	11
Grasse	63	14°	–	7 h	8
Valence	55	14°	–	6 h	10
Carcassonne	54	14°	–	6 h	11
Pau	48	14°	–	5 h	13
Cassis	32	14°	14°	8 h	6
Saint-Paul-de-Vence	28	14°	14°	7 h	8
Nice	27	14°	14°	7 h	8
Menton	27	14°	14°	7 h	8
Bonifacio	27	14°	14°	7 h	8
Ajaccio, Corsica	23	14°	14°	7 h	11
Biarritz	15	14°	13°	5 h	13
Bayonne	15	14°	13°	5 h	13
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	13	14°	13°	5 h	13
Lourdes	49	13°	–	5 h	15
Lyon	47	13°	–	6 h	11
Grenoble	46	13°	–	5 h	12
Poitiers	45	13°	–	5 h	11
Nantes	44	13°	–	5 h	11
Tours	44	13°	–	5 h	11
Angers	43	13°	–	5 h	11
Chambéry	42	13°	–	5 h	13
La Rochelle	19	13°	11°	5 h	11
Vichy	43	12°	–	5 h	11
Oradour-sur-Glane	42	12°	–	5 h	13
Orléans	41	12°	–	5 h	11
Fontainebleau	41	12°	–	5 h	11
Rennes	40	12°	–	4 h	11
Le Mans	40	12°	–	5 h	11
Beaune	40	12°	–	5 h	12
Dijon	39	12°	–	5 h	12
Paris	38	12°	–	4 h	11
Troyes	38	12°	–	5 h	12
Auxerre	38	12°	–	5 h	12
Limoges	37	12°	–	5 h	13
Caen	35	12°	–	4 h	12
Quimper	33	12°	–	4 h	13
Rouen	32	12°	–	4 h	12
Saint-Nazaire	17	12°	10°	5 h	11
Vannes	16	12°	10°	5 h	11
Concarneau	12	12°	10°	4 h	13
Clermont-Ferrand	38	11°	–	5 h	12
Eguisheim	38	11°	–	5 h	12
Saint-Étienne	37	11°	–	5 h	11
Annecy	36	11°	–	5 h	13
Chartres	36	11°	–	5 h	11
Colmar	35	11°	–	5 h	12
Reims	35	11°	–	5 h	12
Besançon	35	11°	–	5 h	12
Bayeux	35	11°	–	4 h	12
Wissembourg	35	11°	–	5 h	11
Versailles	35	11°	–	4 h	11
Strasbourg	34	11°	–	5 h	12
Lille	34	11°	–	4 h	11
Amiens	34	11°	–	4 h	12
Mulhouse	34	11°	–	5 h	12
Kaysersberg	34	11°	–	5 h	12
Haguenau	33	11°	–	5 h	12
Lens	33	11°	–	4 h	11
Metz	32	11°	–	4 h	11
Le Havre	32	11°	8°	4 h	13
Nancy	32	11°	–	5 h	12
Arras	32	11°	–	4 h	11
Dieppe	31	11°	–	5 h	13
Belfort	30	11°	–	5 h	13
Lorient	15	11°	10°	5 h	11
Carnac	15	11°	10°	5 h	11
Deauville	13	11°	8°	4 h	12
Saint-Malo	12	11°	9°	4 h	12
Honfleur	12	11°	8°	4 h	13
Roscoff	11	11°	10°	4 h	13
Brest	10	11°	10°	4 h	13
Verdun	29	10°	–	4 h	12
Dunkirk	15	10°	8°	4 h	11
Calais	15	10°	8°	4 h	11
Boulogne-sur-Mer	14	10°	8°	4 h	11
Étretat	13	10°	8°	5 h	13
Chamonix	21	7°	–	5 h	13

France in March: quick answers

France in March: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in March are Arles (16 °C), Nîmes (16 °C) and Perpignan (16 °C).

France in March: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Toulon (14 °C), Sanary-sur-Mer (14 °C) and Fréjus (14 °C).

France in March: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in March – warm, sunny and dry – is in Arles, Avignon and Nîmes.

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences