Average March Precipitation in Newfoundland & Labrador

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The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during March at communities and parks in Newfoundland and Labrador. 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 the Avalon Peninsula, Eastern Newfoundland, Central Newfoundland, Western Newfoundland and Labrador.

Avalon Peninsula

Average monthly precipitation in March
Days Place Inches Millimetres
12 Come By Chance 4.1 105
10 Hearts Content 3.9   99
14 Long Harbour 4.4 111
20 St John's 5.1 131
11 St Shotts 5.0 127

Eastern Newfoundland

March averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Millimetres
18 Bonavista 3.6   93
16 St Lawrence 4.8 123
14 Terra Nova National Park 3.9 100

Central Newfoundland

Average amount of rain and snow in March
Days Place Inches Millimetres
11 Baie Verte 3.1   79
16 Burgeo 5.0 126
19 Gander 4.3 110
12 Grand Falls 3.6   92
10 Harbour Breton 3.9   99
11 Musgrave Harbour 2.9   73
  9 Springdale 2.9   73

Western Newfoundland

Precipitation totals for March
Days Place Inches Millimetres
19 Channel-Port-Aux-Basques 4.5 114
16 Corner Brook 3.8   96
17 Deer Lake 3.0   76
15 Gros Morne National Park 3.9   99
12 Port Saunders 3.1   78
14 Rocky Harbour 3.8   97
  8 Roddickton 2.7   69
18 St Anthony 4.0 101
18 Stephenville 3.7   94

Labrador

Total precipitation during March
Days Place Inches Millimetres
16 Cartwright 3.8   97
16 Churchill Falls 2.4   62
15 Happy Valley - Goose Bay 2.7   70
13 Nain 3.4   87
16 Wabush Lake 2.3   57
Reference

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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