Kelowna Weather in March
Kelowna in March
The short of it: Kelowna in March averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 0° · rain 24 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Kelowna an average March high of 9°, a low of 0° and some 24 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 9°, with nights near 0°. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 103 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Kelowna runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Lakeview Heights, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Kelowna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview HeightsBritish Columbia | 4 km WSW | 9° | 0° | 25 mm |
| Traders CoveBritish Columbia | 7 km NNW | 8° | -2° | 28 mm |
| West KelownaBritish Columbia | 7 km WSW | 9° | 0° | 25 mm |
| Okanagan MissionBritish Columbia | 7 km S | 9° | -1° | 24 mm |
| RutlandBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 11° | -1° | 25 mm |
| EllisonBritish Columbia | 10 km ENE | 10° | -1° | 26 mm |
| Smith CreekBritish Columbia | 10 km WSW | 9° | -1° | 25 mm |
| GellatlyBritish Columbia | 12 km SW | 9° | 0° | 25 mm |