Chalk River Weather in March
Chalk River in March
The short of it: Chalk River in March averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -10 °C (13 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 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 2° · low -10° · rain 53 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Chalk River an average March high of 2°, a low of -10° and some 53 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 2°, with nights near -10°. Rain is modest, about 53 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, 89 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Chalk River runs about middling and drier than most in March. Deep River, 10 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Chalk River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep RiverOntario | 10 km NNW | 2° | -10° | 50 mm |
| PetawawaOntario | 19 km SE | 2° | -11° | 54 mm |
| PembrokeOntario | 34 km SE | 2° | -11° | 58 mm |
| Fort-CoulongeQuebec | 58 km ESE | 1° | -10° | 58 mm |
| EganvilleOntario | 60 km SSE | 2° | -10° | 53 mm |
| CobdenOntario | 61 km SE | 2° | -10° | 54 mm |
| RenfrewOntario | 85 km SE | 2° | -10° | 52 mm |
| ShawvilleQuebec | 88 km ESE | 1° | -10° | 60 mm |