Guéret weather in March

In March, Guéret sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12.5 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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Guéret's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guéret's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:14 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Guéret reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1102
2102
3103
4103
5103
6103
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12123
13124
14124
15124
16124
17124
18124
19124
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29134
30134
31134

How March really feels in Guéret

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Guéret 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 / 7713.12.28.80.7
Feb / 6611.72.9101.2
Mar12° / 6912.5111.62.9
Apr15° / 8613.50.313.34.0
May18° / 9013.6014.75.3
Jun22° / 12°7311.7015.56.2
Jul24° / 14°6310.6015.26.9
Aug24° / 14°6510.20147.0
Sep20° / 11°709.7012.36.3
Oct16° / 8212.40.110.74.6
Nov10° / 8513.70.79.22.2
Dec / 8613.61.98.50.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
43070
53070
63268
73268
83466
93565
103565
113664
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
193862
203763
213763
223664
233664
243466
253466
263565
273466
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Guéret gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1457
2457
3457
4446
5436
6435
7415
8404
9394
10383
11373
12363
13362
14352
15352
16352
17352
18362
19372
20373
21383
22393
23403
24413
25423
26423
27433
28443
29442
30442
31442

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:43 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:436:29
210.87:416:30
310.97:396:32
410.97:376:33
511.07:356:35
611.07:346:36
711.17:326:37
811.27:306:39
911.27:286:40
1011.37:266:42
1111.37:246:43
1211.47:226:44
1311.47:206:46
1411.57:186:47
1511.57:166:49
1611.67:146:50
1711.77:126:51
1811.77:106:53
1911.87:086:54
2011.87:066:56
2111.97:046:57
2211.97:026:58
2312.07:007:00
2412.06:587:01
2512.16:567:02
2612.26:547:04
2712.26:527:05
2812.36:507:06
2912.36:487:08
3012.46:467:09
3112.46:447:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Guéret?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guéret.

What to pack for Guéret in March

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

In March, Guéret sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Guéret 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 Guéret peaks around July 18 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guéret?

Guéret sits at 46.2°N, 1.9°E, 447 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montluçon, 59 km away.

Topography around Guéret

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guéret has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m.

The land around Guéret is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
943 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Montluçon 59 km · Limoges 61 km · Châteauroux 73 km · Riom 101 km · Tulle 101 km · Chamalières 102 km · Clermont-Ferrand 104 km · Bourges 109 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 Guéret (46.1718°, 1.8717°, elevation 447 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).