Castlegar Weather in March
Castlegar in March
The short of it: Castlegar in March averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -1° · rain 64 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Castlegar an average March high of 9°, a low of -1° and some 64 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 9°, with nights near -1°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 101 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Castlegar runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Ootischenia, 5 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Castlegar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 5 km SSE | 9° | -1° | 65 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 13 km S | 8° | -1° | 65 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 24 km SSE | 8° | -2° | 72 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 25 km S | 9° | -1° | 64 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 26 km SSW | 9° | -1° | 60 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 27 km S | 10° | -1° | 60 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 29 km SSW | 6° | -4° | 69 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 31 km ESE | 8° | -3° | 81 mm |