Glencoe Weather in March
Glencoe in March
The short of it: Glencoe in March averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -3° · rain 61 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Glencoe an average March high of 5°, a low of -3° and some 61 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 5°, with nights near -3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 61 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 80 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Glencoe runs about middling and wetter than most in March. Bothwell, 18 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Glencoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BothwellOntario | 18 km SW | 5° | -3° | 59 mm |
| West LorneOntario | 19 km SSE | 5° | -3° | 61 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 24 km NNE | 4° | -4° | 64 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 26 km NNW | 4° | -4° | 59 mm |
| Oil SpringsOntario | 33 km W | 5° | -4° | 56 mm |
| RidgetownOntario | 38 km SSW | 5° | -3° | 60 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 38 km WNW | 5° | -4° | 57 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 39 km NW | 5° | -4° | 57 mm |