Bar-le-Duc in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bar-le-Duc sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 220 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Bar-le-Duc's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bar-le-Duc's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
220 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.0
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Bar-le-Duc in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bar-le-Duc reaches about 14°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Bar-le-Duc

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
22
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bar-le-Duc weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9413.32.28.50.0
Feb / 76122.89.80.5
Mar11° / 7712.31.411.62.4
Apr14° / 6511.70.113.44.1
May18° / 7812.80155.4
Jun22° / 12°6410.9015.96.3
Jul24° / 14°6710.9015.56.8
Aug24° / 14°6810.8014.26.8
Sep20° / 11°7210.1012.46.0
Oct15° / 8012.2010.54.0
Nov / 8713.4191.5
Dec / 11015.13.18.10.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Bar-le-Duc gets around 220 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min in early March to 15 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Bar-le-Duc?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bar-le-Duc.

What to pack for Bar-le-Duc in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Bar-le-Duc sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

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UV index in Bar-le-Duc in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bar-le-Duc peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bar-le-Duc?

Bar-le-Duc sits at 48.8°N, 5.2°E, 185 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Dizier, 22 km away.

Topography around Bar-le-Duc

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bar-le-Duc.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bar-le-Duc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 247 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Bar-le-Duc is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Saint-Dizier 22 km · Vitry-le-François 43 km · Verdun 46 km · Toul 55 km · Châlons-en-Champagne 61 km · Pont-à-Mousson 67 km · Laxou 73 km · Chaumont 74 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bar-le-Duc (48.7728°, 5.1611°, elevation 185 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.