Sierre weather in March

In March, Sierre sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Sierre's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
5th coldest
Precipitation
101 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sierre reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-10
20-10
30-9
40-9
51-9
61-9
71-9
81-8
91-8
102-8
112-8
122-8
132-7
142-7
153-7
163-7
173-7
183-7
193-6
203-6
213-6
223-6
233-6
243-6
254-5
264-5
274-5
284-5
294-5
304-5
314-5

How March really feels in Sierre

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sierre weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -14°11812.213.18.80.0
Feb-2° / -12°9811.411.8100.0
Mar / -7°10113.113.111.60.0
Apr / -3°10613.510.913.30.4
May11° / 13816.46.214.72.1
Jun15° / 13116.71.515.53.9
Jul17° / 12716.10.815.25.0
Aug17° / 11913.80.7145.2
Sep13° / 10612.82.412.33.6
Oct / -1°10212.36.210.71.6
Nov / -8°12213.111.69.20.0
Dec-4° / -13°12513.1148.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54456
64456
74555
84654
94753
104852
114951
125050
135149
145248
155248
165248
175248
185149
195149
204951
214852
224852
234654
244555
254456
264357
274258
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sierre gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14546
24546
34446
44446
54445
64345
74244
84243
94142
104041
113941
123840
133839
143738
153738
163738
173838
183838
193939
203939
214039
224040
234140
244140
254240
264240
274240
284240
294240
304240
314240

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 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 7:20 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:206:06
210.87:186:07
310.97:176:09
410.97:156:10
511.07:136:12
611.07:116:13
711.17:096:15
811.17:076:16
911.27:056:17
1011.37:036:19
1111.37:026:20
1211.47:006:22
1311.46:586:23
1411.56:566:24
1511.56:546:26
1611.66:526:27
1711.66:506:29
1811.76:486:30
1911.86:466:31
2011.86:446:33
2111.96:426:34
2211.96:406:36
2312.06:386:37
2412.06:366:38
2512.16:346:40
2612.26:326:41
2712.26:306:42
2812.36:286:44
2912.36:266:45
3012.46:246:47
3112.46:226:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sierre?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sierre.

What to pack for Sierre in March

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

In March, Sierre sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sierre in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sierre peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sierre?

Sierre sits at 46.3°N, 7.5°E, 528 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Sitten, 16 km away.

ZermattMartigny-VilleLauterbrunnenMontheyMontreuxInterlakenThun

Topography around Sierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sierre has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,154 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,920 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,591 m.

The land around Sierre is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,154 m
16 km
2,920 m
80 km
4,591 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Sitten 16 km · Zermatt 34 km · Martigny-Ville 41 km · Lauterbrunnen 44 km · Monthey 45 km · Montreux 50 km · Interlaken 50 km · Thun 51 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Sierre (46.2919°, 7.5356°, elevation 528 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).