Lunéville weather in March

In March, Lunéville sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lunéville's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lunéville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.8 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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lunéville reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°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)
181
281
392
492
592
692
792
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28124
29124
30124
31134

How March really feels in Lunéville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lunéville weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7913.23.18.50.0
Feb / 6711.53.19.80.5
Mar11° / 7112.41.511.62.4
Apr15° / 6011.50.113.44.3
May19° / 7712.50155.6
Jun22° / 13°6711.4015.86.4
Jul25° / 15°6511.5015.56.7
Aug24° / 14°6611.3014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°7110.2012.46.1
Oct15° / 7612.1010.64.1
Nov / 81131.191.6
Dec / 9514.63.38.20.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
42971
52971
63169
73367
83367
93565
103664
113763
123763
133862
143961
153862
163862
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223862
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283862
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lunéville gets around 71 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 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1439
2439
3438
4438
5437
6427
7416
8416
9405
10395
11395
12384
13384
14384
15383
16383
17383
18383
19383
20384
21384
22394
23394
24394
25404
26403
27403
28403
29403
30402
31392

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 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light 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
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:286:07
210.77:266:09
310.87:246:10
410.87:226:12
510.97:206:13
611.07:186:15
711.07:166:16
811.17:146:18
911.17:126:20
1011.27:096:21
1111.37:076:23
1211.37:056:24
1311.47:036:26
1411.47:016:27
1511.56:596:29
1611.66:576:30
1711.66:556:32
1811.76:536:33
1911.76:516:35
2011.86:486:37
2111.96:466:38
2211.96:446:40
2312.06:426:41
2412.06:406:43
2512.16:386:44
2612.26:366:46
2712.26:336:47
2812.36:316:49
2912.46:296:50
3012.46:276:52
3112.56:256:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lunéville?

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 Lunéville.

What to pack for Lunéville in March

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

In March, Lunéville sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lunéville 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 Lunéville peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lunéville?

Lunéville sits at 48.6°N, 6.5°E, 236 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nancy, 25 km away.

Topography around Lunéville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lunéville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,204 m.

The land around Lunéville is covered by grassland (30%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (35%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Nancy 25 km · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 25 km · Villers-lès-Nancy 27 km · Laxou 27 km · Toul 45 km · Épinal 46 km · Pont-à-Mousson 47 km · Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 48 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 Lunéville (48.5927°, 6.4938°, elevation 236 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).