Chester Weather in March
Chester in March
The short of it: Chester in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 129 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -5° · rain 129 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
March in Chester brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -5°, with about 129 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 4°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 129 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 85 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Chester runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Bridgewater, 29 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Chester, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgewaterNova Scotia | 29 km SW | 5° | -5° | 145 mm |
| Stillwater LakeNova Scotia | 36 km ENE | 4° | -6° | 129 mm |
| TimberleaNova Scotia | 41 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 130 mm |
| Hammonds PlainsNova Scotia | 42 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 131 mm |
| Kearney LakeNova Scotia | 47 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 128 mm |
| Clayton Park WestNova Scotia | 47 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 132 mm |
| Clayton ParkNova Scotia | 49 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 132 mm |
| MillviewNova Scotia | 49 km ENE | 4° | -6° | 125 mm |