Fort Smith Weather in March
Fort Smith in March
The short of it: Fort Smith in March averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -19 °C (-3 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 11 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -19° · rain 12 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Fort Smith an average March high of -5°, a low of -19° and some 12 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from February to about -5°, with nights near -19°. It is the driest month of the year, only 12 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 34 min in mid-March, 152 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Fort Smith runs about middling and drier than most in March. Hay River, 233 km to the WNW, is 2° cooler by day.
March in Fort Smith, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 8° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 233 km WNW | -7° | -20° | 16 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 303 km NNW | -10° | -22° | 15 mm |
| La CrêteAlberta | 328 km SW | -2° | -16° | 21 mm |
| High LevelAlberta | 341 km WSW | -2° | -17° | 17 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 348 km WNW | -6° | -22° | 20 mm |
| Fort McMurrayAlberta | 366 km S | 0° | -14° | 19 mm |
| Saprae CreekAlberta | 375 km S | 0° | -14° | 18 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 382 km NNW | -10° | -25° | 20 mm |