Tulle weather in March

In March, Tulle sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 12.2 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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tulle's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
89 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:14 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³ · 2018

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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tulle 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.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1102
2112
3113
4113
5113
6113
7123
8123
9123
10123
11133
12133
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19144
20144
21144
22144
23144
24144
25144
26144
27144
28144
29145
30145
31145

How March really feels in Tulle

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tulle 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 / 10213.22.38.91.0
Feb / 8310.91.710.11.7
Mar13° / 8912.20.911.63.4
Apr16° / 10713.10.313.24.4
May19° / 10513.4014.65.5
Jun23° / 13°8511.6015.46.5
Jul25° / 14°6810.1015.16.9
Aug25° / 14°8010.9013.96.9
Sep21° / 11°899.9012.36.5
Oct17° / 10612.60.110.74.9
Nov11° / 11213.80.79.32.5
Dec / 11313.51.38.61.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43763
53763
63862
73961
84159
94159
104258
114357
124456
134456
144357
154357
164456
174456
184357
194258
204258
214159
224060
233961
243961
253862
263763
273862
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tulle gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1446
2446
3446
4445
5435
6425
7415
8404
9394
10383
11373
12362
13352
14342
15342
16341
17341
18341
19351
20361
21371
22372
23382
24392
25402
26402
27412
28422
29422
30422
31422

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:426:30
210.97:406:32
310.97:386:33
411.07:376:35
511.07:356:36
611.17:336:37
711.17:316:39
811.27:296:40
911.27:286:41
1011.37:266:43
1111.37:246:44
1211.47:226:45
1311.47:206:47
1411.57:186:48
1511.67:166:49
1611.67:146:51
1711.77:126:52
1811.77:116:53
1911.87:096:55
2011.87:076:56
2111.97:056:57
2211.97:036:59
2312.07:017:00
2412.06:597:01
2512.16:577:03
2612.16:557:04
2712.26:537:05
2812.36:517:07
2912.36:497:08
3012.46:477:09
3112.46:457:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tulle?

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

3.4
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 Tulle.

What to pack for Tulle in March

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

In March, Tulle 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 Tulle 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 Tulle peaks around July 17 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tulle?

Tulle sits at 45.3°N, 1.8°E, 242 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Brive-la-Gaillarde, 22 km away.

Topography around Tulle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,724 m.

The land around Tulle is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
1,724 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Brive-la-Gaillarde 22 km · Aurillac 65 km · Limoges 75 km · Périgueux 83 km · Cahors 95 km · Guéret 101 km · Bergerac 111 km · Chamalières 116 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 Tulle (45.2658°, 1.7723°, elevation 242 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).