Saint-Pierre weather in March

In March, Saint-Pierre sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Saint-Pierre's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Pierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 1°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -2°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 124 mm; 13.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:07 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 8th clearest
Wind: 34 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Saint-Pierre is commune in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France.

Density: 248/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1670

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month.

A typical March day in Saint-Pierre reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Avg low (°C)	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-3
2	0	-3
3	0	-3
4	0	-3
5	0	-3
6	0	-3
7	0	-3
8	0	-3
9	0	-3
10	1	-3
11	1	-3
12	1	-3
13	1	-2
14	1	-2
15	1	-2
16	1	-2
17	1	-2
18	1	-2
19	1	-2
20	1	-2
21	1	-2
22	1	-2
23	1	-2
24	1	-1
25	1	-1
26	1	-1
27	1	-1
28	1	-1
29	2	-1
30	2	-1
31	2	-1

How March really feels in Saint-Pierre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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

14 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Saint-Pierre weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -3°	141	17.6	15.1	8.8	0.0
Feb	0° / -4°	122	15.2	12.9	10	0.0
Mar	1° / -2°	124	13.8	9.6	11.6	0.0
Apr	3° / 1°	109	13.2	4.6	13.3	0.0
May	5° / 4°	102	11.4	0.5	14.8	0.2
Jun	9° / 8°	104	11.3	0	15.6	1.8
Jul	14° / 13°	109	11.8	0	15.3	3.8
Aug	17° / 16°	99	11.2	0	14	5.2
Sep	15° / 13°	125	11	0	12.4	4.4
Oct	11° / 9°	141	12.6	0.1	10.6	2.5
Nov	7° / 4°	143	15.6	2.4	9.2	0.8
Dec	4° / 0°	151	17.9	10	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. 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 (%)	17	17	17	19	19	19	19	20	21	22	23	23	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	29	29	29	30
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	81	81	81	81	80	79	78	77	77	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	71	70	70	70	71	71	71	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Pierre gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring 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 (%)	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45
Snow chance (%)	38	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	38
2	49	38
3	48	37
4	48	36
5	47	36
6	47	36
7	47	35
8	46	35
9	46	34
10	45	34
11	45	34
12	45	33
13	45	33
14	45	33
15	44	32
16	44	32
17	44	31
18	44	31
19	44	31
20	44	30
21	44	30
22	43	29
23	44	29
24	44	28
25	44	28
26	44	27
27	45	27
28	45	27
29	45	26
30	45	26
31	45	25

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 34 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 32 km/h on the calmest days to 36 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)	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	36	windy
2	36	windy
3	36	windy
4	35	windy
5	35	windy
6	35	windy
7	35	windy
8	35	windy
9	35	windy
10	35	windy
11	35	windy
12	35	windy
13	34	windy
14	34	windy
15	34	windy
16	34	windy
17	34	windy
18	33	windy
19	33	windy
20	33	windy
21	33	windy
22	33	windy
23	33	windy
24	32	windy
25	32	windy
26	32	windy
27	32	windy
28	32	windy
29	32	windy
30	32	windy
31	32	windy

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 7:36 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 7:03 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)	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	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)	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	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	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	7:36	6:20
2	10.8	7:34	6:22
3	10.9	7:32	6:23
4	10.9	7:30	6:25
5	11.0	7:28	6:26
6	11.0	7:26	6:28
7	11.1	7:24	6:29
8	11.1	7:23	6:30
9	11.2	7:21	6:32
10	11.2	7:19	6:33
11	11.3	7:17	6:35
12	11.4	7:15	6:36
13	11.4	7:13	6:38
14	11.5	7:11	6:39
15	11.5	7:09	6:41
16	11.6	7:07	6:42
17	11.6	7:05	6:43
18	11.7	7:03	6:45
19	11.8	7:01	6:46
20	11.8	6:59	6:48
21	11.9	6:57	6:49
22	11.9	6:55	6:50
23	12.0	6:53	6:52
24	12.0	6:51	6:53
25	12.1	6:49	6:55
26	12.2	6:47	6:56
27	12.2	6:45	6:57
28	12.3	6:42	6:59
29	12.3	6:40	7:00
30	12.4	6:38	7:02
31	12.4	6:36	7:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.28 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)	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	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	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0
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	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Saint-Pierre?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Pierre.

What to pack for Saint-Pierre in March

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

In March, Saint-Pierre sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saint-Pierre in March

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	2	1	1	2	4	7	12	16	14	10	7	4
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	1	Bracing
Mar	1	Bracing
Apr	2	Bracing
May	4	Bracing
Jun	7	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	4	Bracing

UV index in Saint-Pierre in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Pierre peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Pierre?

Saint-Pierre sits at 46.8°N, 56.2°W, 30 m above sea level, in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The nearest listed city is Conception Bay South, 253 km away.

Topography around Saint-Pierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Pierre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Saint-Pierre is covered by grassland (39%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (88%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

grassland 39%

16 km

200 m

water 88%

80 km

276 m

water 85%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Conception Bay South 253 km · Paradise 263 km · Mount Pearl 270 km · Corner Brook 275 km · St. John's 276 km · Glace Bay 296 km · Sydney 315 km · New Glasgow 515 km

Saint Pierre and Miquelon travel facts

Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
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 Saint-Pierre (46.7791°, -56.1773°, elevation 30 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	0	-3
2	0	-3
3	0	-3
4	0	-3
5	0	-3
6	0	-3
7	0	-3
8	0	-3
9	0	-3
10	1	-3
11	1	-3
12	1	-3
13	1	-2
14	1	-2
15	1	-2
16	1	-2
17	1	-2
18	1	-2
19	1	-2
20	1	-2
21	1	-2
22	1	-2
23	1	-2
24	1	-1
25	1	-1
26	1	-1
27	1	-1
28	1	-1
29	2	-1
30	2	-1
31	2	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	38
2	49	38
3	48	37
4	48	36
5	47	36
6	47	36
7	47	35
8	46	35
9	46	34
10	45	34
11	45	34
12	45	33
13	45	33
14	45	33
15	44	32
16	44	32
17	44	31
18	44	31
19	44	31
20	44	30
21	44	30
22	43	29
23	44	29
24	44	28
25	44	28
26	44	27
27	45	27
28	45	27
29	45	26
30	45	26
31	45	25

	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	0	-3
2	0	-3
3	0	-3
4	0	-3
5	0	-3
6	0	-3
7	0	-3
8	0	-3
9	0	-3
10	1	-3
11	1	-3
12	1	-3
13	1	-2
14	1	-2
15	1	-2
16	1	-2
17	1	-2
18	1	-2
19	1	-2
20	1	-2
21	1	-2
22	1	-2
23	1	-2
24	1	-1
25	1	-1
26	1	-1
27	1	-1
28	1	-1
29	2	-1
30	2	-1
31	2	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	38
2	49	38
3	48	37
4	48	36
5	47	36
6	47	36
7	47	35
8	46	35
9	46	34
10	45	34
11	45	34
12	45	33
13	45	33
14	45	33
15	44	32
16	44	32
17	44	31
18	44	31
19	44	31
20	44	30
21	44	30
22	43	29
23	44	29
24	44	28
25	44	28
26	44	27
27	45	27
28	45	27
29	45	26
30	45	26
31	45	25

	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	0	-3
2	0	-3
3	0	-3
4	0	-3
5	0	-3
6	0	-3
7	0	-3
8	0	-3
9	0	-3
10	1	-3
11	1	-3
12	1	-3
13	1	-2
14	1	-2
15	1	-2
16	1	-2
17	1	-2
18	1	-2
19	1	-2
20	1	-2
21	1	-2
22	1	-2
23	1	-2
24	1	-1
25	1	-1
26	1	-1
27	1	-1
28	1	-1
29	2	-1
30	2	-1
31	2	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	38
2	49	38
3	48	37
4	48	36
5	47	36
6	47	36
7	47	35
8	46	35
9	46	34
10	45	34
11	45	34
12	45	33
13	45	33
14	45	33
15	44	32
16	44	32
17	44	31
18	44	31
19	44	31
20	44	30
21	44	30
22	43	29
23	44	29
24	44	28
25	44	28
26	44	27
27	45	27
28	45	27
29	45	26
30	45	26
31	45	25

	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