Bathurst Weather in March
Bathurst in March
The short of it: Bathurst in March averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 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 1° · low -10° · rain 85 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Bathurst an average March high of 1°, a low of -10° and some 85 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 1°; nights run about -10°. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 95 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, Bathurst runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Big River, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Bathurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big RiverNew Brunswick | 5 km SSW | 1° | -10° | 85 mm |
| North TetagoucheNew Brunswick | 8 km WNW | 1° | -10° | 83 mm |
| BeresfordNew Brunswick | 9 km NNW | 1° | -10° | 80 mm |
| DunlopNew Brunswick | 10 km NW | 1° | -10° | 80 mm |
| RobertvilleNew Brunswick | 13 km NW | 1° | -10° | 80 mm |
| NigadooNew Brunswick | 14 km NNW | 1° | -10° | 77 mm |
| Belle-BaieNew Brunswick | 18 km NNW | 1° | -9° | 76 mm |
| Petit-RocherNew Brunswick | 19 km NNW | 1° | -9° | 76 mm |