Creston Weather in March
Creston in March
The short of it: Creston in March averages a high of 9 °C (47 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -2° · rain 52 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Creston an average March high of 9°, a low of -2° and some 52 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 9°, with nights near -2°. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 100 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Creston runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Wynndel, 10 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Creston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WynndelBritish Columbia | 10 km NNW | 8° | -2° | 58 mm |
| Bonners FerryIdaho | 47 km SSE | 9° | -2° | 54 mm |
| Moyie SpringsIdaho | 47 km SSE | 9° | -3° | 59 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 57 km W | 8° | -3° | 81 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 69 km NE | 6° | -5° | 34 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 72 km NW | 6° | -3° | 89 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 74 km NNE | 5° | -5° | 44 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 76 km W | 8° | -2° | 72 mm |