Average March Precipitation in Newfoundland & Labrador

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.

You can jump to a separate table for the Avalon Peninsula, Eastern Newfoundland, Central Newfoundland, Western Newfoundland and Labrador.

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 1981 to 2010.

Avalon Peninsula

Average monthly precipitation in March
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Come By Chance 4.3 109
13 Harbour Grace 4.5 115
15 Long Harbour 4.6 116
20 St John's 5.6 142
12 St Shotts 5.1 129

Eastern Newfoundland

March averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
19 Bonavista 4.1 103
16 St Lawrence 5.0 126
14 Terra Nova National Park 4.1 103

Central Newfoundland

Average amount of rain and snow in March
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
11 Baie Verte 2.9 75
16 Burgeo 4.3 110
20 Gander 4.4 113
11 Grand Falls 3.6 91
9 Harbour Breton 4.0 102
11 Musgrave Harbour 3.0 76
8 Springdale 2.2 57

Western Newfoundland

Precipitation totals for March
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
19 Channel-Port-Aux-Basques 4.2 108
16 Corner Brook 3.7 93
16 Deer Lake 2.9 73
14 Gros Morne National Park 3.7 93
12 Port Saunders 3.1 79
14 Rocky Harbour 3.4 87
18 St Anthony 3.9 98
18 Stephenville 3.4 86

Labrador

Total precipitation during March
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
16 Cartwright 3.6 92
16 Churchill Falls 2.2 55
14 Happy Valley - Goose Bay 2.6 65
14 Makkovik 2.9 73
16 Mary's Harbour 2.6 67
13 Nain 2.9 74
16 Wabush Lake 2.1 54
Reference

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

Newfoundland and Labrador Precipitation
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