Montargis weather in March

In March, Montargis sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Montargis's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montargis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:12 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 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 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Montargis 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
14124
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26135
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How March really feels in Montargis

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.

Montargis 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 / 5711.71.28.60.8
Feb / 509.81.29.91.4
Mar12° / 5110.70.411.63.2
Apr16° / 539.8013.44.8
May19° / 10°6710.7014.95.9
Jun23° / 13°509.5015.86.7
Jul25° / 15°528.8015.47.0
Aug25° / 15°488.6014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°508012.46.7
Oct16° / 6511010.64.9
Nov11° / 6111.50.392.4
Dec / 7012.50.98.21.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42674
52674
62773
72971
83070
93070
103268
113268
123367
133466
143565
153565
163565
173664
183763
193763
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253565
263565
273565
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Montargis gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1394
2393
3393
4383
5383
6373
7363
8352
9342
10322
11311
12301
13301
14291
15291
16291
17291
18290
19300
20300
21310
22320
23330
24330
25340
26340
27340
28340
29340
30340
31340

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 7:42 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:426:23
210.77:406:24
310.87:386:26
410.97:366:28
510.97:346:29
611.07:326:31
711.07:306:32
811.17:286:34
911.27:266:35
1011.27:246:37
1111.37:226:38
1211.37:206:40
1311.47:186:41
1411.47:166:43
1511.57:146:44
1611.67:126:46
1711.67:106:47
1811.77:086:49
1911.77:056:50
2011.87:036:52
2111.97:016:53
2211.96:596:55
2312.06:576:56
2412.06:556:58
2512.16:536:59
2612.26:517:01
2712.26:497:02
2812.36:467:04
2912.36:447:05
3012.46:427:06
3112.56:407:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.11 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
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Montargis?

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

3.2
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 Montargis.

What to pack for Montargis in March

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

In March, Montargis sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Montargis 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 Montargis peaks around July 17 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montargis?

Montargis sits at 48.0°N, 2.7°E, 90 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Gien, 35 km away.

Topography around Montargis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montargis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m.

The land around Montargis is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
415 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Gien 35 km · Avon 45 km · Montereau-Fault-Yonne 46 km · Fontainebleau 46 km · Sens 47 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 57 km · Dammarie-les-Lys 58 km · Le Mée-sur-Seine 60 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 Montargis (47.997°, 2.7326°, elevation 90 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).