Fruitvale Weather in March
Fruitvale in March
The short of it: Fruitvale in March averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low -2° · rain 72 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
March in Fruitvale brings afternoons near 8° and nights around -2°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 8°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 72 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Fruitvale runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Montrose, 4 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Fruitvale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 4 km SSW | 10° | -1° | 60 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 11 km W | 9° | -1° | 64 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 14 km W | 9° | -1° | 60 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 15 km NW | 8° | -1° | 65 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 19 km WSW | 6° | -4° | 69 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 19 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 65 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 22 km ENE | 8° | -3° | 81 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 24 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 64 mm |