Fort Simpson Weather in March
Fort Simpson in March
The short of it: Fort Simpson in March averages a high of -4 °C (24 °F) and a low of -19 °C (-2 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 11 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -19° · rain 16 mm · daylight 11 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Fort Simpson an average March high of -4°, a low of -19° and some 16 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against February, to near -4°; nights run about -19°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 32 min in mid-March, 165 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Fort Simpson runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Fort Providence, 204 km to the ESE, is 2° cooler by day.
March in Fort Simpson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 204 km ESE | -6° | -22° | 20 mm |
| Fort LiardNorthwest Territories | 214 km SSW | -5° | -18° | 19 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 293 km ENE | -10° | -25° | 20 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 318 km ESE | -7° | -20° | 16 mm |
| Fort NelsonBritish Columbia | 348 km SSW | -2° | -15° | 25 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 368 km ENE | -10° | -22° | 15 mm |
| ChatehAlberta | 384 km SSE | -2° | -17° | 22 mm |
| DelineNorthwest Territories | 385 km NNW | -12° | -24° | 10 mm |