Liévin weather in March

In March, Liévin sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Liévin's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liévin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:13 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Liévin reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
393
493
593
693
7103
8103
9104
10104
11104
12104
13104
14114
15114
16114
17114
18114
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24124
25124
26124
27124
28125
29125
30125
31125

How March really feels in Liévin

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.

Liévin weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5611.30.98.30.7
Feb / 4810.11.19.71.0
Mar11° / 4911.10.711.52.4
Apr14° / 4911.10.113.53.9
May17° / 6211.9015.25.2
Jun20° / 12°6010.5016.16.0
Jul22° / 14°6010.8015.86.5
Aug22° / 14°6811.1014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°4910012.45.9
Oct15° / 6011.2010.54.3
Nov10° / 6112.10.38.82.1
Dec / 6812.41.17.90.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42674
52773
62773
72872
82872
92971
103070
113070
123169
133169
143070
153070
163070
173169
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233268
243268
253268
263367
273466
283466
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Liévin gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1414
2414
3404
4404
5394
6393
7383
8373
9353
10343
11332
12332
13322
14322
15312
16312
17312
18321
19321
20331
21331
22341
23341
24351
25351
26351
27351
28351
29351
30351
31351

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:456:19
210.67:436:21
310.77:416:23
410.87:396:24
510.87:376:26
610.97:356:28
710.97:326:29
811.07:306:31
911.17:286:33
1011.17:266:34
1111.27:246:36
1211.37:226:38
1311.37:196:39
1411.47:176:41
1511.57:156:43
1611.57:136:44
1711.67:106:46
1811.77:086:48
1911.77:066:49
2011.87:046:51
2111.97:016:53
2211.96:596:54
2312.06:576:56
2412.06:556:58
2512.16:526:59
2612.26:507:01
2712.26:487:02
2812.36:467:04
2912.46:437:06
3012.46:417:07
3112.56:397:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Liévin?

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

2.4
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 Liévin.

What to pack for Liévin in March

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

In March, Liévin sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Liévin in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Liévin peaks around July 24 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Liévin?

Liévin sits at 50.4°N, 2.8°E, 46 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lens, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Liévin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liévin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Liévin is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
338 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lens 4.0 km · Avion 4.0 km · Hénin-Beaumont 13 km · Arras 14 km · Carvin 15 km · Béthune 16 km · Bruay-la-Buissière 18 km · Douai 22 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 Liévin (50.4198°, 2.7807°, elevation 46 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).