Villefontaine weather in March

In March, Villefontaine sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Villefontaine's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villefontaine's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 66 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:01 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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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 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Villefontaine reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 3°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)	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How March really feels in Villefontaine

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

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.

Villefontaine 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	7° / 0°	79	11.7	2.8	8.9	0.8
Feb	9° / 1°	65	10.2	2.4	10.1	1.6
Mar	13° / 4°	66	10.9	1.1	11.6	3.7
Apr	17° / 7°	81	11.1	0.4	13.3	5.1
May	21° / 11°	88	11.8	0	14.7	6.1
Jun	25° / 14°	74	9.6	0	15.4	7.0
Jul	27° / 16°	62	7.6	0	15.1	7.0
Aug	27° / 16°	60	7.3	0	13.9	7.1
Sep	22° / 12°	82	8.3	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	17° / 9°	92	10.5	0.1	10.7	5.4
Nov	11° / 4°	106	12.1	1.2	9.3	2.5
Dec	7° / 1°	85	12.1	2.1	8.6	1.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	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 (%)	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	47	47	47	46	46	45	46	45	45	45	46	46
Cloudier (%)	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	53	53	53	54	54	55	54	55	55	55	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Villefontaine gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	37	6
5	37	6
6	36	5
7	36	5
8	35	5
9	34	4
10	33	4
11	33	4
12	32	3
13	31	3
14	31	3
15	30	3
16	30	2
17	31	2
18	31	2
19	32	2
20	32	2
21	33	2
22	34	2
23	34	2
24	35	2
25	36	2
26	36	2
27	36	2
28	37	2
29	37	2
30	37	2
31	37	2

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 7:29 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:57 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)	10.8	10.8	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	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:29	6:16
2	10.8	7:27	6:18
3	10.9	7:25	6:19
4	11.0	7:24	6:21
5	11.0	7:22	6:22
6	11.1	7:20	6:23
7	11.1	7:18	6:25
8	11.2	7:16	6:26
9	11.2	7:14	6:28
10	11.3	7:12	6:29
11	11.3	7:11	6:30
12	11.4	7:09	6:32
13	11.4	7:07	6:33
14	11.5	7:05	6:34
15	11.5	7:03	6:36
16	11.6	7:01	6:37
17	11.7	6:59	6:38
18	11.7	6:57	6:40
19	11.8	6:55	6:41
20	11.8	6:53	6:43
21	11.9	6:51	6:44
22	11.9	6:49	6:45
23	12.0	6:47	6:47
24	12.0	6:45	6:48
25	12.1	6:43	6:49
26	12.2	6:41	6:51
27	12.2	6:39	6:52
28	12.3	6:38	6:53
29	12.3	6:36	6:54
30	12.4	6:34	6:56
31	12.4	6:32	6:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.58 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)	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Villefontaine?

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

3.7

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 Villefontaine.

What to pack for Villefontaine in March

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

In March, Villefontaine sees daytime highs around 13°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 Villefontaine 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 Villefontaine peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Villefontaine 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 Villefontaine is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	15	17	17	14	16	12	12	12	13	13	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Villefontaine?

Villefontaine sits at 45.6°N, 5.2°E, 281 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Priest, 19 km away.

Topography around Villefontaine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villefontaine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,589 m.

The land around Villefontaine is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

243 m

trees 43%

16 km

355 m

cropland 37%

80 km

2,589 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

March weather nearby: Saint-Priest 19 km · Meyzieu 21 km · Vénissieux 23 km · Décines-Charpieu 23 km · Bron 23 km · Vienne 24 km · Saint-Fons 25 km · Lyon 08 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 Villefontaine (45.6128°, 5.1506°, elevation 281 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	11	2
2	11	2
3	11	2
4	11	2
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	14	4
19	14	4
20	14	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	15	5
31	15	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	37	6
5	37	6
6	36	5
7	36	5
8	35	5
9	34	4
10	33	4
11	33	4
12	32	3
13	31	3
14	31	3
15	30	3
16	30	2
17	31	2
18	31	2
19	32	2
20	32	2
21	33	2
22	34	2
23	34	2
24	35	2
25	36	2
26	36	2
27	36	2
28	37	2
29	37	2
30	37	2
31	37	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	37	6
5	37	6
6	36	5
7	36	5
8	35	5
9	34	4
10	33	4
11	33	4
12	32	3
13	31	3
14	31	3
15	30	3
16	30	2
17	31	2
18	31	2
19	32	2
20	32	2
21	33	2
22	34	2
23	34	2
24	35	2
25	36	2
26	36	2
27	36	2
28	37	2
29	37	2
30	37	2
31	37	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	6
2	37	6
3	37	6
4	37	6
5	37	6
6	36	5
7	36	5
8	35	5
9	34	4
10	33	4
11	33	4
12	32	3
13	31	3
14	31	3
15	30	3
16	30	2
17	31	2
18	31	2
19	32	2
20	32	2
21	33	2
22	34	2
23	34	2
24	35	2
25	36	2
26	36	2
27	36	2
28	37	2
29	37	2
30	37	2
31	37	2

	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