Weather in Lyon in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lyon in March
The temperature in March is +14°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +22°C during the day and a minimum of -3°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 60% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +20°C.
Is Lyon warm or cold in March?
Lyon is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +9°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +1°C to +4°C.
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 Lyon:
Climate in Lyon in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +13°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -9°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +26°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 51 mm | 63 mm | 82 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 69% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +9°C to +13°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 51 mm to 63 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 5 to 8.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Lyon 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 Lyon?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lyon in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+15°C) and the highest in 2023 (+20°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 641 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1987 with 1253 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lyon, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.