Chicoutimi Weather in March
Chicoutimi in March
The short of it: Chicoutimi in March averages a high of -0 °C (31 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 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 0° · low -12° · rain 61 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Chicoutimi an average March high of 0°, a low of -12° and some 61 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from February to about 0°, with nights near -12°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 97 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Chicoutimi runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Saguenay, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Chicoutimi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaguenayQuebec | 0 km SSW | 0° | -12° | 61 mm |
| Saint-FulgenceQuebec | 13 km ENE | 0° | -12° | 55 mm |
| Saint-HonoréQuebec | 13 km N | -1° | -13° | 57 mm |
| JonquièreQuebec | 14 km W | -1° | -13° | 64 mm |
| La BaieQuebec | 16 km SE | -1° | -12° | 59 mm |
| Saint-AmbroiseQuebec | 24 km NW | -1° | -14° | 54 mm |
| Saint-Charles-de-BourgetQuebec | 28 km NW | -1° | -14° | 54 mm |
| Ferland-et-BoilleauQuebec | 31 km SSE | -1° | -13° | 64 mm |