Cold Lake Weather in March
Cold Lake in March
The short of it: Cold Lake in March averages a high of -0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -12 °C (11 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 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 0° · low -12° · rain 18 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Cold Lake an average March high of 0°, a low of -12° and some 18 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 0°; nights run about -12°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-March, 122 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cold Lake runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Grand Centre, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Cold Lake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th 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 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand CentreAlberta | 6 km SSW | 0° | -12° | 18 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 42 km WSW | 0° | -12° | 20 mm |
| Elk PointAlberta | 78 km SW | 0° | -12° | 19 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 90 km SW | 0° | -12° | 20 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 112 km SE | -1° | -14° | 18 mm |
| Meadow LakeSaskatchewan | 119 km ESE | 0° | -14° | 17 mm |
| Lac La BicheAlberta | 120 km WNW | 0° | -13° | 23 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 131 km SSW | 0° | -12° | 19 mm |