Average March Snowfall in British Columbia

The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during March at cities and towns in British Columbia.

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.

The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Southwest BC Mainland

March snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
1 Abbotsford 1.7 4.4
2 Chilliwack 4.3 11.0
1 Gibsons 1.3 3.2
1 North Vancouver, Capilano 1.9 4.9
2 Powell River 2.7 6.8
1 Vancouver 1.0 2.6
9 Whistler 18.7 47.4

Gulf Islands

Total amount of snow in March on average
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
1 Cortes Island, Whaletown 1.2 3.1
1 Gabriola Island 1.3 3.2
1 Mayne Island, Village Bay 1.2 3.1
1 Saltspring Island 1.0 2.4

Vancouver Island

Total amount of snow in March on average
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
3 Campbell River 4.6 11.7
2 Courtenay - Comox 3.9 9.9
2 Duncan 2.7 7.0
3 Gold River 3.9 10.0
1 Nanaimo 2.4 6.2
3 Port Alberni 4.0 10.1
2 Port Hardy 1.9 4.9
2 Port Renfrew 2.5 6.3
1 Sidney 1.3 3.4
1 Tofino 1.6 4.0
1 Victoria 1.3 3.4

Central British Columbia

Average total snowfall in March
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
12 Barkerville 22.8 57.8
1 Bella Coola 2.3 5.7
2 Kamloops 1.4 3.5
1 Kelowna 1.2 3.2
0 Lillooet 0.6 1.6
2 Penticton 1.4 3.5
2 Vernon 1.9 5.0
2 Williams Lake 2.2 5.7

Southeast BC

Average March snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
5 Castlegar 5.2 13.2
6 Cranbrook 4.9 12.5
5 Golden 4.8 12.1
5 Revelstoke 8.5 21.5
9 Sparwood 12.5 31.7

Northern British Columbia

March snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7 Atlin 6.7 16.9
9 Fort Nelson 10.7 27.2
7 Fort St John 11.3 28.7
5 Prince George 4.6 11.8
3 Prince Rupert 4.3 10.8
2 Sandspit, Haida Gwaii 2.1 5.2
7 Smithers 6.6 16.7
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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