Nevers weather in March

In March, Nevers sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.5 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 25% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nevers's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nevers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:10 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.2 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 Nevers reaches about 13°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 19°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
8123
9123
10124
11124
12124
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22144
23145
24145
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How March really feels in Nevers

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nevers 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 / 7512.61.58.70.8
Feb / 6311.51.8101.3
Mar13° / 6511.50.711.63.3
Apr16° / 7511.80.113.34.7
May20° / 10°7912.4014.85.8
Jun23° / 13°6310.7015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°599.4015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°599.70146.9
Sep21° / 12°659.2012.46.5
Oct17° / 8112.1010.64.8
Nov11° / 8313.20.59.12.3
Dec / 8713.71.38.40.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42872
52971
63070
73367
83466
93466
103565
113664
123763
133961
143961
154060
163961
173961
183961
193961
203862
213862
223862
233664
243763
253763
263664
273565
283565
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nevers gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1436
2436
3425
4415
5405
6395
7384
8374
9363
10353
11343
12332
13322
14322
15321
16321
17321
18331
19331
20341
21351
22351
23361
24371
25371
26371
27381
28381
29381
30381
31380

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 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2212calm
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2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 102 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:396:23
210.87:376:24
310.87:356:26
410.97:336:27
511.07:316:28
611.07:296:30
711.17:276:31
811.17:256:33
911.27:236:34
1011.27:216:36
1111.37:206:37
1211.47:186:39
1311.47:166:40
1411.57:146:42
1511.57:126:43
1611.67:106:44
1711.67:086:46
1811.77:066:47
1911.87:036:49
2011.87:016:50
2111.96:596:52
2211.96:576:53
2312.06:556:54
2412.06:536:56
2512.16:516:57
2612.26:496:59
2712.26:477:00
2812.36:457:02
2912.36:437:03
3012.46:417:04
3112.46:397:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nevers?

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

3.3
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 Nevers.

What to pack for Nevers in March

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

In March, Nevers sees daytime highs around 13°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 Nevers 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 Nevers peaks around July 18 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 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nevers?

Nevers sits at 47.0°N, 3.2°E, 192 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Moulins, 49 km away.

Topography around Nevers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nevers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Nevers is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
811 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Moulins 49 km · Bourges 58 km · Montluçon 84 km · Vierzon 86 km · Autun 87 km · Gien 88 km · Auxerre 95 km · Le Creusot 98 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 Nevers (46.9896°, 3.159°, elevation 192 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).