Limoges weather in March

In March, Limoges sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 26% 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 Limoges's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:17 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Limoges is commune in Haute-Vienne, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,809/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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Limoges reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°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)
1103
2103
3103
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9123
10123
11124
12124
13124
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28135
29135
30145
31145

How March really feels in Limoges

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Limoges weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9313.31.88.90.9
Feb / 7410.91.910.11.5
Mar12° / 8012.40.611.63.1
Apr15° / 9613.50.213.34.1
May19° / 9714014.75.3
Jun22° / 13°8311.2015.56.4
Jul25° / 14°6510.2015.27.0
Aug25° / 14°739.8013.97.1
Sep21° / 11°789.6012.36.4
Oct16° / 9512.8010.74.7
Nov11° / 10313.80.59.32.3
Dec / 10113.518.51.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53466
63466
73565
83763
93862
103862
114060
124159
134060
144159
154159
164159
174060
184060
194060
204060
213862
223763
233664
243664
253466
263466
273466
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Limoges gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 (%)
1456
2455
3445
4445
5434
6424
7413
8403
9392
10382
11372
12361
13351
14351
15351
16351
17351
18361
19361
20371
21381
22382
23392
24402
25411
26421
27421
28431
29431
30441
31441

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 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 7:45 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:456:32
210.87:436:33
310.97:416:35
410.97:396:36
511.07:386:37
611.17:366:39
711.17:346:40
811.27:326:42
911.27:306:43
1011.37:286:44
1111.37:266:46
1211.47:246:47
1311.47:226:49
1411.57:216:50
1511.57:196:51
1611.67:176:53
1711.77:156:54
1811.77:136:55
1911.87:116:57
2011.87:096:58
2111.97:076:59
2211.97:057:01
2312.07:037:02
2412.07:017:03
2512.16:597:05
2612.26:577:06
2712.26:557:07
2812.36:537:09
2912.36:517:10
3012.46:497:12
3112.46:477:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Limoges?

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

3.1
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 Limoges.

What to pack for Limoges in March

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Limoges 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 Limoges peaks around July 20 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Limoges?

Limoges sits at 45.8°N, 1.2°E, 309 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guéret, 61 km away.

Topography around Limoges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Limoges is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
936 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Guéret 61 km · Tulle 75 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 78 km · Périgueux 83 km · Angoulême 87 km · Poitiers 109 km · Châteauroux 114 km · Montluçon 119 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 Limoges (45.8336°, 1.2476°, elevation 309 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).