Gordon Head Weather in March
Gordon Head in March
The short of it: Gordon Head in March averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 4° · rain 62 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Gordon Head an average March high of 10°, a low of 4° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 10°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 98 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Gordon Head runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Shelbourne, 3 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Gordon Head, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShelbourneBritish Columbia | 3 km SSW | 10° | 4° | 60 mm |
| Oak BayBritish Columbia | 4 km SSE | 10° | 4° | 60 mm |
| VictoriaBritish Columbia | 6 km SSW | 10° | 4° | 64 mm |
| CareyBritish Columbia | 6 km WSW | 10° | 4° | 71 mm |
| Victoria-DowntownBritish Columbia | 7 km SSW | 10° | 4° | 64 mm |
| FairfieldBritish Columbia | 8 km SSW | 10° | 4° | 64 mm |
| SaanichBritish Columbia | 8 km NNW | 10° | 4° | 69 mm |
| EsquimaltBritish Columbia | 9 km SW | 10° | 4° | 68 mm |