Libourne weather in March

In March, Libourne sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Libourne's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libourne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:22 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Libourne reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3135
4135
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10155
11155
12155
13156
14156
15156
16156
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27166
28167
29167
30167
31167

How March really feels in Libourne

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Libourne weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 7110.892.2
Feb11° / 50910.12.9
Mar15° / 5210.311.64.5
Apr18° / 7011.513.25.4
May21° / 11°7211.414.66.2
Jun25° / 15°629.415.36.9
Jul27° / 16°467.715.17.0
Aug27° / 16°537.713.97.0
Sep24° / 13°568.112.37.1
Oct19° / 11°6610.410.76.0
Nov14° / 7511.89.43.7
Dec11° / 7211.28.72.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
74159
84159
94258
104357
114357
124555
134456
144456
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204456
214357
224357
234357
244258
254258
264159
274060
284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Libourne gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
535
634
733
832
931
1030
1129
1228
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1828
1929
2030
2131
2232
2334
2435
2536
2637
2737
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:50 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:506:39
210.97:486:40
310.97:466:42
411.07:446:43
511.07:436:44
611.17:416:46
711.17:396:47
811.27:376:48
911.27:356:50
1011.37:336:51
1111.37:326:52
1211.47:306:54
1311.57:286:55
1411.57:266:56
1511.67:246:58
1611.67:226:59
1711.77:207:00
1811.77:187:02
1911.87:177:03
2011.87:157:04
2111.97:137:06
2211.97:117:07
2312.07:097:08
2412.07:077:09
2512.17:057:11
2612.17:037:12
2712.27:017:13
2812.36:597:15
2912.36:577:16
3012.46:557:17
3112.46:537:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Libourne?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Libourne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Libourne in March

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

In March, Libourne sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Libourne 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 Libourne 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
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Libourne?

Libourne sits at 44.9°N, 0.2°W, 12 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lormont, 22 km away.

Topography around Libourne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libourne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m.

The land around Libourne is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
254 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lormont 22 km · Cenon 24 km · Floirac 24 km · Bègles 27 km · Bordeaux 28 km · Le Bouscat 29 km · Villenave-d'Ornon 30 km · Talence 30 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 Libourne (44.9145°, -0.2419°, elevation 12 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).