Chaparral Weather in March
Chaparral in March
The short of it: Chaparral in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -8° · rain 18 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
March in Chaparral brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -8°, with about 18 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 4°; nights run about -8°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 107 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Chaparral runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Sundance, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Chaparral, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SundanceAlberta | 2 km NNW | 4° | -8° | 18 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 4 km E | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| ShawnessyAlberta | 4 km NW | 4° | -8° | 18 mm |
| McKenzie LakeAlberta | 4 km ENE | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 5 km E | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| BridlewoodAlberta | 5 km WNW | 4° | -9° | 17 mm |
| McKenzie TowneAlberta | 6 km ENE | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| Lake BonavistaAlberta | 6 km NNW | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |