Chatham Weather in March
Chatham in March
The short of it: Chatham in March averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -3° · rain 56 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
March in Chatham brings afternoons near 6° and nights around -3°, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 6°; nights run about -3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 56 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 79 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Chatham runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Ridgetown, 25 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Chatham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RidgetownOntario | 25 km E | 5° | -3° | 60 mm |
| TilburyOntario | 26 km SW | 6° | -2° | 58 mm |
| WallaceburgOntario | 26 km NW | 6° | -3° | 56 mm |
| AlgonacMichigan | 37 km NW | 6° | -3° | 54 mm |
| Pearl BeachMichigan | 41 km NW | 5° | -3° | 54 mm |
| Marine CityMichigan | 42 km NW | 5° | -3° | 52 mm |
| Belle RiverOntario | 45 km WSW | 6° | -2° | 59 mm |
| Saint ClairMichigan | 52 km NNW | 6° | -3° | 51 mm |