Burnaby Weather in March
Burnaby in March
The short of it: Burnaby in March averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 210 mm (8.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 4° · rain 210 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Burnaby an average March high of 10°, a low of 4° and some 210 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 10°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 210 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Burnaby runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Cariboo, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Burnaby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 51 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaribooBritish Columbia | 5 km ESE | 10° | 4° | 212 mm |
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 10° | 4° | 212 mm |
| MetrotownBritish Columbia | 6 km SW | 11° | 4° | 180 mm |
| Hastings-SunriseBritish Columbia | 6 km WNW | 11° | 4° | 192 mm |
| Renfrew-CollingwoodBritish Columbia | 7 km WSW | 11° | 4° | 180 mm |
| New WestminsterBritish Columbia | 7 km SSE | 11° | 4° | 161 mm |
| KillarneyBritish Columbia | 8 km SW | 11° | 4° | 171 mm |
| East HastingsBritish Columbia | 8 km W | 11° | 4° | 182 mm |