Calgary Weather in March
Calgary in March
The short of it: Calgary in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -8° · rain 16 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Calgary an average March high of 4°, a low of -8° and some 16 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 4°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 107 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Calgary runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Centre City, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
March in Calgary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre CityAlberta | 1 km SE | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |
| BeltlineAlberta | 2 km SE | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |
| ThorncliffeAlberta | 6 km NNE | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |
| VarsityAlberta | 7 km NW | 4° | -9° | 18 mm |
| Signal HillAlberta | 7 km WSW | 4° | -9° | 18 mm |
| BownessAlberta | 7 km WNW | 4° | -9° | 18 mm |
| DoverAlberta | 7 km ESE | 4° | -8° | 18 mm |
| Huntington HillsAlberta | 8 km N | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |