Big River Weather in March
Big River in March
The short of it: Big River in March averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -16 °C (3 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -16° · rain 22 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Big River an average March high of -2°, a low of -16° and some 22 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near -2°; nights run about -16°. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-March, 119 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Big River runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Shellbrook, 80 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Big River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShellbrookSaskatchewan | 80 km SSE | -2° | -14° | 20 mm |
| Meadow LakeSaskatchewan | 98 km WNW | 0° | -14° | 17 mm |
| Prince AlbertSaskatchewan | 109 km SE | -1° | -13° | 18 mm |
| WaldheimSaskatchewan | 137 km S | -2° | -12° | 18 mm |
| RosthernSaskatchewan | 137 km SSE | -2° | -12° | 19 mm |
| North BattlefordSaskatchewan | 145 km SW | 0° | -11° | 19 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 145 km W | -1° | -14° | 18 mm |
| BattlefordSaskatchewan | 149 km SW | 0° | -11° | 18 mm |