Grindrod Weather in March
Grindrod in March
The short of it: Grindrod in March averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -2° · rain 40 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Grindrod an average March high of 9°, a low of -2° and some 40 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 9°; nights run about -2°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 106 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Grindrod runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Ranchero, 6 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Grindrod, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RancheroBritish Columbia | 6 km WNW | 8° | -3° | 46 mm |
| EnderbyBritish Columbia | 10 km SSW | 9° | -2° | 36 mm |
| Salmon ArmBritish Columbia | 13 km NW | 8° | -3° | 44 mm |
| CanoeBritish Columbia | 15 km NNW | 9° | -2° | 45 mm |
| SunnybraeBritish Columbia | 18 km NW | 8° | -2° | 45 mm |
| ArmstrongBritish Columbia | 21 km SSW | 10° | -1° | 31 mm |
| TappenBritish Columbia | 23 km NW | 7° | -4° | 48 mm |
| SicamousBritish Columbia | 24 km NNE | 8° | -2° | 47 mm |