Bécancour Weather in March
Bécancour in March
The short of it: Bécancour in March averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -10° · rain 63 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Bécancour an average March high of 1°, a low of -10° and some 63 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 1°; nights run about -10°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 11th 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Bécancour runs about middling and drier than most in March. Trois-Rivières, 9 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Bécancour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 9 km W | 1° | -10° | 76 mm |
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 11 km WSW | 1° | -9° | 72 mm |
| GentillyQuebec | 14 km ENE | 1° | -10° | 66 mm |
| NicoletQuebec | 19 km SW | 1° | -9° | 62 mm |
| Saint-NarcisseQuebec | 25 km N | 0° | -11° | 65 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeQuebec | 32 km NNE | 1° | -10° | 69 mm |
| ShawiniganQuebec | 35 km NW | 1° | -10° | 69 mm |
| HérouxvilleQuebec | 39 km NNW | 0° | -11° | 62 mm |