Valenciennes weather in March

In March, Valenciennes sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Valenciennes's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valenciennes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 57 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:10 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 7th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Valenciennes reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

How March really feels in Valenciennes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Valenciennes weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 2°	64	12.1	1	8.3	0.5
Feb	7° / 2°	57	10.9	1.5	9.7	0.9
Mar	11° / 4°	57	11.6	0.7	11.5	2.4
Apr	14° / 6°	52	11.6	0.1	13.5	3.9
May	18° / 9°	67	12.6	0	15.2	5.2
Jun	20° / 12°	63	11.3	0	16.1	6.0
Jul	23° / 14°	65	11.2	0	15.7	6.5
Aug	23° / 14°	70	11.2	0	14.3	6.5
Sep	19° / 11°	50	9.5	0	12.4	6.0
Oct	15° / 8°	61	11.1	0	10.5	4.2
Nov	10° / 5°	64	11.9	0.4	8.8	2.0
Dec	7° / 2°	77	13.5	1.1	7.9	0.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	28	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	32	32	32	31	32	33	33	33	34	35	35
Cloudier (%)	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	72	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	68	68	68	69	68	67	67	67	66	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Valenciennes gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	4
2	43	4
3	43	4
4	42	4
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	40	3
8	39	3
9	38	3
10	37	2
11	36	2
12	35	2
13	35	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	33	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	2
21	34	2
22	34	2
23	35	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	37	1
27	37	1
28	37	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 7:06 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)	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:40	6:38	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:42	6:16
2	10.6	7:40	6:18
3	10.7	7:38	6:20
4	10.8	7:36	6:21
5	10.8	7:34	6:23
6	10.9	7:32	6:25
7	11.0	7:29	6:26
8	11.0	7:27	6:28
9	11.1	7:25	6:30
10	11.1	7:23	6:31
11	11.2	7:21	6:33
12	11.3	7:19	6:35
13	11.3	7:16	6:36
14	11.4	7:14	6:38
15	11.5	7:12	6:40
16	11.5	7:10	6:41
17	11.6	7:07	6:43
18	11.7	7:05	6:45
19	11.7	7:03	6:46
20	11.8	7:01	6:48
21	11.9	6:58	6:50
22	11.9	6:56	6:51
23	12.0	6:54	6:53
24	12.0	6:52	6:55
25	12.1	6:49	6:56
26	12.2	6:47	6:58
27	12.2	6:45	6:59
28	12.3	6:43	7:01
29	12.4	6:40	7:03
30	12.4	6:38	7:04
31	12.5	6:36	7:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.81 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)	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Valenciennes?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valenciennes.

What to pack for Valenciennes in March

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Valenciennes 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 Valenciennes peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

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

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

Air quality in Valenciennes 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 Valenciennes is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Valenciennes's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	15	16	14	14	12	13	12	11	10	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Valenciennes?

Valenciennes sits at 50.4°N, 3.5°E, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Denain, 10 km away.

Topography around Valenciennes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valenciennes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m.

The land around Valenciennes is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 49%

16 km

138 m

cropland 41%

80 km

501 m

cropland 53%

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

March weather nearby: Denain 10 km · Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 12 km · Péruwelz 17 km · Dour 18 km · Boussu 21 km · Saint-Ghislain 23 km · Colfontaine 24 km · Quaregnon 26 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 Valenciennes (50.3591°, 3.5251°, elevation 29 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	4
2	43	4
3	43	4
4	42	4
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	40	3
8	39	3
9	38	3
10	37	2
11	36	2
12	35	2
13	35	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	33	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	2
21	34	2
22	34	2
23	35	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	37	1
27	37	1
28	37	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	4
2	43	4
3	43	4
4	42	4
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	40	3
8	39	3
9	38	3
10	37	2
11	36	2
12	35	2
13	35	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	33	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	2
21	34	2
22	34	2
23	35	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	37	1
27	37	1
28	37	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	4
2	43	4
3	43	4
4	42	4
5	42	3
6	41	3
7	40	3
8	39	3
9	38	3
10	37	2
11	36	2
12	35	2
13	35	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	33	2
17	33	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	2
21	34	2
22	34	2
23	35	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	37	1
27	37	1
28	37	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

	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