Cumberland Weather in March
Cumberland in March
The short of it: Cumberland in March averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 159 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 1° · rain 159 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Cumberland an average March high of 9°, a low of 1° and some 159 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 9°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 159 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 102 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cumberland runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Royston, 7 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Cumberland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 10° | 2° | 136 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 8 km NNE | 11° | 3° | 137 mm |
| ComoxBritish Columbia | 10 km NE | 10° | 3° | 127 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 11 km ESE | 10° | 2° | 139 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 18 km ESE | 10° | 2° | 143 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 19 km ESE | 10° | 2° | 133 mm |
| Fanny BayBritish Columbia | 21 km SE | 10° | 2° | 157 mm |
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 28 km ESE | 10° | 2° | 120 mm |