Canning Weather in March
Canning in March
The short of it: Canning in March averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 99 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 -5° · rain 99 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Canning an average March high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 99 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from February to about 4°, with nights near -5°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 87 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, Canning runs about middling and drier than most in March. Wolfville, 10 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Canning, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WolfvilleNova Scotia | 10 km SSE | 4° | -5° | 101 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 10 km SSW | 3° | -6° | 103 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 11 km SSW | 3° | -6° | 103 mm |
| WindsorNova Scotia | 30 km SE | 4° | -6° | 116 mm |
| KingstonNova Scotia | 45 km WSW | 4° | -5° | 100 mm |
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 45 km WSW | 4° | -5° | 100 mm |
| Mount UniackeNova Scotia | 55 km ESE | 3° | -6° | 134 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 68 km SE | 3° | -6° | 131 mm |