Cap-Rouge Weather in March
Cap-Rouge in March
The short of it: Cap-Rouge in March averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 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 1° · low -9° · rain 76 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Cap-Rouge an average March high of 1°, a low of -9° and some 76 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 1°; nights run about -9°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 92 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, Cap-Rouge runs about middling and drier than most in March. Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Cap-Rouge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeQuebec | 1 km NNE | 1° | -9° | 85 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 5 km N | 1° | -10° | 88 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 6 km NE | 1° | -9° | 90 mm |
| Saint-Augustin-de-DesmauresQuebec | 8 km W | 0° | -10° | 81 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 9 km E | 1° | -9° | 76 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 10 km NE | 1° | -9° | 90 mm |
| Neufchâtel-Est–LebourgneufQuebec | 12 km N | 0° | -10° | 89 mm |
| WendakeQuebec | 13 km N | 0° | -10° | 89 mm |