Sunshine Map

The sunniest places in France in March

The sunniest place in France in March is Marseille — Sunshine Score 52/100, around 15°C days and 38 mm of rain across the month, ahead of Avignon (51) and Nîmes/Garons (50). 53 destinations compared from long-term climate normals.

Chasing pure heat instead? Ajaccio is France's warmest in March at 15°C / 59°F average daytime highs.

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#DestinationScoreDay highRainSea
1Marseille5215° / 59°F38 mm14°
2Avignon5115° / 59°F44 mm
3Nîmes/Garons5015° / 59°F54 mm
4Calvi5015° / 59°F57 mm15°
5Montpellier/Méditerranée5015° / 59°F48 mm13°
6Bastia4915° / 59°F62 mm15°
7Béziers4915° / 59°F53 mm13°
8Perpignan/Rivesaltes4915° / 59°F55 mm
9Ajaccio4715° / 59°F82 mm15°
10Carcassonne4715° / 59°F58 mm
11Toulon4314° / 57°F51 mm14°
12Saint-Tropez4314° / 57°F51 mm14°
13Nice4214° / 57°F62 mm14°
14Figari4214° / 57°F55 mm14°
15Toulouse/Blagnac4014° / 57°F65 mm
16Bordeaux4014° / 57°F63 mm
17Bergerac4014° / 57°F63 mm
18Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées3914° / 57°F75 mm
19Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein)3814° / 57°F80 mm
20Biarritz3714° / 57°F89 mm13°
21Castres3413° / 55°F58 mm
22Chambéry3313° / 55°F74 mm
23Saint-Nazaire/Montoir3313° / 55°F62 mm11°
24Brive3313° / 55°F68 mm
25Clermont-Ferrand2812° / 54°F45 mm
26Lyon2712° / 54°F54 mm
27Grenoble2612° / 54°F74 mm
28La Rochelle2612° / 54°F66 mm12°
29Lorient/Lann/Bihoué2612° / 54°F68 mm11°
30Poitiers/Biard2612° / 54°F66 mm
31Nantes2612° / 54°F65 mm
32Le Mans2612° / 54°F59 mm
33Tours2612° / 54°F59 mm
34Rennes2612° / 54°F57 mm
35Île d'Yeu2011° / 52°F66 mm12°
36Rodez/Marcillac2011° / 52°F65 mm
37Dijon2011° / 52°F59 mm
38Caen2011° / 52°F59 mm10°
39Dinard2011° / 52°F57 mm10°
40Strasbourg2011° / 52°F51 mm

Top 40 of 53 shown — every destination is on the France country page.

Worldwide instead? See where it's sunny in March or Europe's sunniest in March. For the hottest rather than the sunniest, the France heat guide covers every month.