The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during March at cities and towns in British Columbia. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.
The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1971 to 2000.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southwest Mainland, Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, Central BC, Southeast BC and Northern BC.
Southwest BC Mainland
Average monthly precipitation in March
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
| 18 |
Abbotsford |
5.8 |
146 |
| 19 |
Chilliwack |
6.8 |
173 |
| 17 |
Gibsons |
4.9 |
124 |
| 19 |
North Vancouver, Capilano |
8.7 |
221 |
| 18 |
Powell River |
4.4 |
113 |
| 17 |
Vancouver - Richmond |
4.5 |
114 |
| 16 |
Whistler |
3.8 |
96 |
Gulf Islands
March averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
| 18 |
Cortes Island, Whaletown |
4.6 |
116 |
| 14 |
Gabriola Island |
3.4 |
87 |
| 17 |
Mayne Island, Village Bay |
2.9 |
73 |
| 16 |
Saltspring Island |
3.4 |
87 |
Vancouver Island
March averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
| 18 |
Campbell River |
5.4 |
136 |
| 16 |
Courtenay - Comox |
4.4 |
111 |
| 15 |
Duncan |
4.0 |
102 |
| 20 |
Gold River |
10.1 |
255 |
| 18 |
Nanaimo |
4.4 |
112 |
| 18 |
Port Alberni |
8.0 |
204 |
| 20 |
Port Hardy |
5.9 |
149 |
| 22 |
Port Renfrew |
15.3 |
388 |
| 16 |
Sidney |
3.1 |
78 |
| 21 |
Tofino |
14.0 |
355 |
| 15 |
Victoria |
1.8 |
47 |
Central British Columbia
Average amount of rain and snow in March
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
| 14 |
Barkerville |
2.7 |
68 |
| 18 |
Bella Coola |
4.8 |
121 |
| 7 |
Kamloops |
0.5 |
12 |
| 11 |
Kelowna |
0.9 |
22 |
| 9 |
Lillooet |
0.7 |
17 |
| 9 |
Penticton |
0.9 |
22 |
| 11 |
Vernon |
1.1 |
27 |
| 6 |
Williams Lake |
0.6 |
15 |
Southeast BC
Precipitation totals for March
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
| 14 |
Castlegar |
2.4 |
61 |
| 9 |
Cranbrook |
0.8 |
21 |
| 8 |
Golden |
0.8 |
21 |
| 16 |
Revelstoke |
2.6 |
66 |
| 12 |
Sparwood |
1.5 |
38 |
Northern British Columbia
Total precipitation during March
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
| 7 |
Atlin |
0.6 |
17 |
| 9 |
Fort Nelson |
0.6 |
14 |
| 9 |
Fort St John |
0.8 |
21 |
| 12 |
Prince George |
1.3 |
33 |
| 22 |
Prince Rupert |
9.6 |
243 |
| 21 |
Sandspit, Haida Gwaii |
4.5 |
113 |
| 11 |
Smithers |
0.8 |
20 |