Kitimat Weather in March
Kitimat in March
The short of it: Kitimat in March averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 191 mm (7.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 0° · rain 191 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Kitimat an average March high of 7°, a low of 0° and some 191 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 7°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 191 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-March, 120 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kitimat runs about middling and wetter than most in March. Terrace, 52 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Kitimat, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 52 km N | 7° | 0° | 96 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 112 km WNW | 7° | 1° | 201 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 125 km NE | 4° | -5° | 30 mm |
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 126 km NE | 5° | -5° | 26 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 135 km ENE | 5° | -6° | 28 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 149 km NNE | 5° | -5° | 33 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 189 km E | 5° | -8° | 30 mm |
| Bella BellaBritish Columbia | 213 km S | 8° | 3° | 269 mm |