Cambridge Weather in March
Cambridge in March
The short of it: Cambridge in March averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 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 4° · low -6° · rain 100 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
March in Cambridge brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -6°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 4°, nights near -6°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 86 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, Cambridge runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Hayes Subdivision, 4 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in Cambridge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes SubdivisionNova Scotia | 4 km E | 3° | -6° | 100 mm |
| BerwickNova Scotia | 8 km W | 4° | -6° | 102 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 11 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 103 mm |
| CentrevilleNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 3° | -6° | 99 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 13 km E | 3° | -6° | 103 mm |
| AylesfordNova Scotia | 16 km W | 4° | -6° | 100 mm |
| Port WilliamsNova Scotia | 18 km ENE | 4° | -5° | 101 mm |
| CanningNova Scotia | 20 km NE | 4° | -5° | 99 mm |