Baddeck Weather in March
Baddeck in March
The short of it: Baddeck in March averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 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 2° · low -7° · rain 119 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Baddeck an average March high of 2°, a low of -7° and some 119 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 2°, nights near -7°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 119 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, 90 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, Baddeck runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Eskasoni 3, 20 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Baddeck, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 20 km SSE | 1° | -7° | 125 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 31 km WSW | 0° | -8° | 109 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 34 km E | 2° | -6° | 133 mm |
| Sydney ForksNova Scotia | 35 km E | 2° | -6° | 135 mm |
| Georges RiverNova Scotia | 36 km ENE | 2° | -6° | 132 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 37 km E | 2° | -6° | 134 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 40 km ENE | 2° | -6° | 134 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 40 km E | 2° | -6° | 135 mm |