Weather in Paris in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Paris in March
Going from a maximum of +72°F during the day to a minimum of +32°F during the night, the temperature in March averages around +59°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 23% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +55°F to +46°F.
Is Paris warm or cold in March?
Paris is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +46°F to +54°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +36°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Paris:
Climate in Paris in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +54°F | +59°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°F | +19°F | +27°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +77°F | +82°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 47 mm | 53 mm | 52 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 73% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +46°F to +54°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 47 mm to 53 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 6 to 8.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Paris is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Paris?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Paris in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+47°F) and the highest in 2012 (+65°F). The driest year was 1993 with only 2 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2001 with 183 mm.
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Monthly weather in Paris
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Paris, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.