Weather in Montpellier in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Montpellier in March
The temperature in March is +16°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +21°C during the day and a minimum of +1°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +11°C to +19°C.
Is Montpellier warm or cold in March?
Montpellier is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +12°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +7°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 Montpellier:
Climate in Montpellier in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +15°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -6°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +26°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 52 mm | 50 mm | 63 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 66% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +12°C to +15°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 52 mm to 50 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 66%. Winds are stronger in comparison to February, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 12 to 13.
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 Montpellier is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
March is one of the snowiest months in Montpellier.
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Montpellier?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Montpellier in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+21°C). The driest year was 1998 with only 421 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 1287 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Montpellier, 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.