Lloydminster Weather in March
Lloydminster in March
The short of it: Lloydminster in March averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -12 °C (11 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 11 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -12° · rain 19 mm · daylight 11 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Lloydminster an average March high of -1°, a low of -12° and some 19 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about -1°, with nights near -12°. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 41 min in mid-March, 116 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Lloydminster runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Vermilion, 56 km to the W, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Lloydminster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VermilionAlberta | 56 km W | 0° | -12° | 19 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 68 km NE | -1° | -14° | 18 mm |
| WainwrightAlberta | 74 km SW | 0° | -11° | 22 mm |
| MannvilleAlberta | 76 km W | 0° | -11° | 17 mm |
| Elk PointAlberta | 91 km NW | 0° | -12° | 19 mm |
| ProvostAlberta | 104 km S | 0° | -10° | 16 mm |
| MacklinSaskatchewan | 105 km S | 0° | -10° | 16 mm |
| UnitySaskatchewan | 108 km SSE | 0° | -11° | 16 mm |