Montereau-Fault-Yonne weather in March

In March, Montereau-Fault-Yonne sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 21% 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 Montereau-Fault-Yonne's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montereau-Fault-Yonne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:11 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Montereau-Fault-Yonne reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 17°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
4103
5103
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11123
12124
13124
14124
15124
16124
17124
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29135
30145
31145

How March really feels in Montereau-Fault-Yonne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Montereau-Fault-Yonne 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 / 5811.718.60.7
Feb / 529.71.39.91.3
Mar12° / 5211.10.511.63.1
Apr15° / 5110.5013.44.6
May19° / 10°6311.40155.8
Jun23° / 13°5110015.86.6
Jul25° / 15°548.7015.57.0
Aug25° / 14°568.8014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°508.2012.46.6
Oct16° / 6611.1010.64.7
Nov10° / 6111.70.392.3
Dec / 7512.70.98.20.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42674
52773
62773
72872
83070
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
143565
153664
163664
173664
183664
193763
203763
213664
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273664
283664
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Montereau-Fault-Yonne gets around 52 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1404
2404
3403
4403
5393
6383
7372
8362
9352
10342
11331
12321
13321
14311
15311
16311
17311
18311
19321
20321
21331
22331
23341
24351
25351
26361
27361
28361
29361
30361
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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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
3013light breeze
3113light 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 7:41 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:416:21
210.77:396:23
310.87:386:25
410.87:366:26
510.97:346:28
611.07:326:29
711.07:306:31
811.17:286:32
911.17:266:34
1011.27:236:36
1111.37:216:37
1211.37:196:39
1311.47:176:40
1411.47:156:42
1511.57:136:43
1611.67:116:45
1711.67:096:46
1811.77:076:48
1911.77:056:49
2011.87:036:51
2111.97:006:52
2211.96:586:54
2312.06:566:55
2412.06:546:57
2512.16:526:58
2612.26:507:00
2712.26:487:01
2812.36:467:03
2912.36:437:04
3012.46:417:06
3112.56:397:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
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
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Montereau-Fault-Yonne?

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 Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

What to pack for Montereau-Fault-Yonne in March

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

In March, Montereau-Fault-Yonne 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 Montereau-Fault-Yonne in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montereau-Fault-Yonne peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Montereau-Fault-Yonne in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Montereau-Fault-Yonne is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2316 µg/m³Nov 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Montereau-Fault-Yonne?

Montereau-Fault-Yonne sits at 48.4°N, 3.0°E, 50 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Avon, 17 km away.

Topography around Montereau-Fault-Yonne

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montereau-Fault-Yonne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Montereau-Fault-Yonne is covered by cropland (34%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Avon 17 km · Fontainebleau 19 km · Dammarie-les-Lys 27 km · Melun 28 km · Le Mée-sur-Seine 29 km · Sens 32 km · Savigny-le-Temple 34 km · Moissy-Cramayel 37 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 Montereau-Fault-Yonne (48.3833°, 2.95°, elevation 50 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).