Average March Precipitation for Canadian Cities
The tables below list monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during March at major cities in Canada. 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 numbers allow you to compare the typical March precipitation for the 26 largest Canadian cities ranging across the country from the east coast to the west coast.
The month's precipitation totals are averages of weather data collected during 1971 to 2000. The calculation of days includes those when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches).
| Days | City | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | 5.8 | 146 |
| 11 | Barrie, Ontario | 2.2 | 57 |
| 9 | Calgary, Alberta | 0.7 | 17 |
| 8 | Edmonton, Alberta | 0.7 | 17 |
| 16 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 5.3 | 135 |
| 14 | Hamilton, Ontario | 2.9 | 75 |
| 11 | Kelowna, British Columbia | 0.9 | 22 |
| 13 | Kingston, Ontario | 3.1 | 80 |
| 14 | Kitchener, Ontario | 2.8 | 70 |
| 16 | London, Ontario | 3.1 | 78 |
| 14 | Montréal, Quebec | 2.9 | 74 |
| 11 | Oshawa, Ontario | 2.5 | 62 |
| 14 | Ottawa, Ontario | 2.9 | 74 |
| Days | City | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Québec, Quebec | 3.6 | 90 |
| 9 | Regina, Saskatchewan | 0.7 | 19 |
| 16 | Saguenay, Quebec | 2.3 | 58 |
| 8 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 0.6 | 15 |
| 16 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | 3.1 | 79 |
| 14 | St. Catharines, Ontario | 2.7 | 68 |
| 20 | St. John's, Newfoundland | 5.1 | 131 |
| 13 | Sudbury, Ontario | 2.6 | 66 |
| 13 | Toronto, Ontario | 2.2 | 57 |
| 17 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 4.5 | 114 |
| 15 | Victoria, British Columbia | 1.8 | 47 |
| 14 | Windsor, Ontario | 3.0 | 75 |
| 9 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 0.8 | 22 |
Reference
Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.