Chambéry weather in March

In March, Chambéry sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 129 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chambéry's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chambéry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
129 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:58 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Chambéry is commune in Savoie, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,937/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Chambéry reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-2
28-2
38-2
48-2
58-1
69-1
79-1
89-1
99-1
1010-1
1110-1
1210-1
13100
14100
15110
16110
17110
18110
19110
20111
21111
22111
23111
24111
25121
26121
27121
28121
29121
30122
31122

How March really feels in Chambéry

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chambéry weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°134138.68.90.0
Feb / -3°11411.58.310.10.3
Mar10° / -0°12913.75.611.62.2
Apr14° / 134153.813.33.5
May18° / 17817.70.814.74.7
Jun21° / 11°15315.8015.45.6
Jul23° / 13°14313.8015.16.5
Aug23° / 12°13412.8013.96.6
Sep19° / 12812.6012.35.7
Oct15° / 12112.60.810.74.1
Nov / 14713.44.99.31.4
Dec / -3°15013.68.38.60.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
54060
64159
74258
84456
94555
104654
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184753
194753
204654
214555
224456
234258
244357
254258
264159
274060
284060
294060
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Chambéry gets around 129 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14527
24627
34526
44525
54524
64423
74322
84321
94220
104118
114017
123916
133915
143915
153914
163914
174013
184013
194114
204214
214314
224415
234415
244516
254516
264616
274617
284717
294717
304717
314717

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:266:13
210.87:246:15
310.97:226:16
411.07:206:18
511.07:196:19
611.17:176:20
711.17:156:22
811.27:136:23
911.27:116:25
1011.37:096:26
1111.37:076:27
1211.47:066:29
1311.47:046:30
1411.57:026:31
1511.57:006:33
1611.66:586:34
1711.76:566:35
1811.76:546:37
1911.86:526:38
2011.86:506:39
2111.96:486:41
2211.96:466:42
2312.06:446:43
2412.06:426:45
2512.16:406:46
2612.26:386:47
2712.26:366:49
2812.36:346:50
2912.36:326:51
3012.46:316:53
3112.46:296:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Chambéry?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chambéry.

What to pack for Chambéry in March

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

In March, Chambéry sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Chambéry in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chambéry peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chambéry?

Chambéry sits at 45.6°N, 5.9°E, 279 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Aix-les-Bains, 14 km away.

Topography around Chambéry

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chambéry.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chambéry has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,694 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,637 m.

The land around Chambéry is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
1,694 m
80 km
4,637 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Aix-les-Bains 14 km · Voiron 34 km · Seynod 38 km · Albertville 38 km · Cran-Gevrier 40 km · Meylan 41 km · Annecy 41 km · Saint-Égrève 41 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 Chambéry (45.5663°, 5.9208°, elevation 279 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).