Montpellier weather in March

In March, Montpellier sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Montpellier's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montpellier's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 46 mm; 6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:05 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 5th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Montpellier is city in Hérault, France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 4,364/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~985 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Montpellier reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

Montpellier weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 7°	71	8.3	9.1	3.0
Feb	12° / 7°	42	5.8	10.2	3.4
Mar	14° / 9°	46	6	11.6	4.6
Apr	16° / 11°	60	7.3	13.2	5.5
May	19° / 15°	48	6.2	14.5	6.9
Jun	23° / 18°	25	3.8	15.2	8.2
Jul	26° / 20°	14	2.2	14.9	8.5
Aug	26° / 21°	26	4	13.8	8.2
Sep	23° / 18°	96	6.3	12.3	7.7
Oct	19° / 15°	114	10.8	10.8	6.1
Nov	15° / 11°	108	10.5	9.5	4.6
Dec	12° / 8°	63	9.1	8.8	3.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	58	58	58	58	60	60	61	61	62	62	64	64	64	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	61	60	60
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	42	40	40	39	39	38	38	36	36	36	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Montpellier gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	21
9	20
10	20
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	18
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 7:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:38
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:31	6:24
2	10.9	7:30	6:25
3	11.0	7:28	6:27
4	11.0	7:26	6:28
5	11.1	7:25	6:29
6	11.1	7:23	6:30
7	11.2	7:21	6:32
8	11.2	7:20	6:33
9	11.3	7:18	6:34
10	11.3	7:16	6:36
11	11.4	7:14	6:37
12	11.4	7:13	6:38
13	11.5	7:11	6:39
14	11.5	7:09	6:41
15	11.6	7:07	6:42
16	11.6	7:05	6:43
17	11.7	7:03	6:44
18	11.7	7:02	6:45
19	11.8	7:00	6:47
20	11.8	6:58	6:48
21	11.9	6:56	6:49
22	11.9	6:54	6:50
23	12.0	6:52	6:52
24	12.0	6:51	6:53
25	12.1	6:49	6:54
26	12.1	6:47	6:55
27	12.2	6:45	6:57
28	12.2	6:43	6:58
29	12.3	6:41	6:59
30	12.3	6:39	7:00
31	12.4	6:38	7:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Montpellier

In seasonPeak

None of Montpellier's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Montpellier's rainy season runs April–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Montpellier?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Montpellier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montpellier in March

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

In March, Montpellier sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Montpellier in March

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Sep 17 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	12	12	14	16	19	21	22	20	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Montpellier 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 Montpellier peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	6	6	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Montpellier?

Montpellier sits at 43.6°N, 3.9°E, 55 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Castelnau-le-Lez, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Montpellier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montpellier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 m.

The land around Montpellier is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

300 m

trees 35%

80 km

1,562 m

trees 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← February Montpellier year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Castelnau-le-Lez 3.0 km · Lattes 5.0 km · Mauguio 11 km · Frontignan 21 km · Lunel 22 km · Sète 27 km · Nîmes 46 km · Agde 46 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

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 Montpellier (43.6109°, 3.8763°, elevation 55 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	21
9	20
10	20
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	18
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	21
9	20
10	20
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	18
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	21
9	20
10	20
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	18
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	21
31	21

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100