Fairwinds Weather in March
Fairwinds in March
The short of it: Fairwinds in March averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 3° · rain 112 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Fairwinds an average March high of 10°, a low of 3° and some 112 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 10°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 112 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Fairwinds runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Parksville, 14 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Fairwinds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParksvilleBritish Columbia | 14 km WNW | 10° | 3° | 115 mm |
| NanaimoBritish Columbia | 18 km SE | 11° | 3° | 116 mm |
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 24 km WNW | 10° | 3° | 108 mm |
| SecheltBritish Columbia | 35 km NE | 10° | 4° | 123 mm |
| Port AlberniBritish Columbia | 49 km W | 11° | 1° | 222 mm |
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 58 km SE | 10° | 2° | 124 mm |
| DuncanBritish Columbia | 63 km SSE | 12° | 2° | 120 mm |
| University Endowment LandsBritish Columbia | 65 km E | 10° | 4° | 152 mm |