Amherst Weather in March
Amherst in March
The short of it: Amherst in March averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -6° · rain 95 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Amherst brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -6°, with about 95 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from February to about 3°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 89 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Amherst runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Sackville, 15 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Amherst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 15 km WNW | 2° | -6° | 99 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 19 km NW | 2° | -7° | 97 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 2° | -7° | 89 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 23 km SSE | 2° | -7° | 116 mm |
| OxfordNova Scotia | 28 km ESE | 3° | -7° | 107 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 30 km NNE | 2° | -7° | 87 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 33 km NW | 2° | -7° | 100 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 36 km W | 2° | -7° | 113 mm |