Lancaster Weather in March
Lancaster in March
The short of it: Lancaster in March averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -6° · rain 107 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Lancaster brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -6°, with about 107 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 3°; nights run about -6°. Wet spells are common — about 107 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 87 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Lancaster runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Island View Heights, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
March in Lancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island View HeightsNew Brunswick | 1 km SE | 3° | -6° | 107 mm |
| Quinton HeightsNew Brunswick | 2 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 110 mm |
| GreendaleNew Brunswick | 3 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 110 mm |
| Fairville PlateauNew Brunswick | 3 km E | 3° | -6° | 109 mm |
| MilfordNew Brunswick | 3 km NE | 3° | -6° | 110 mm |
| Saint John WestNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 113 mm |
| Fundy HeightsNew Brunswick | 5 km E | 3° | -6° | 113 mm |
| North EndNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 113 mm |