Maple Ridge Weather in March
Maple Ridge in March
The short of it: Maple Ridge in March averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -8° · rain 17 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Maple Ridge an average March high of 4°, a low of -8° and some 17 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 4°, with nights near -8°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 107 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Maple Ridge runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Lake Bonavista, 2 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Maple Ridge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake BonavistaAlberta | 2 km SW | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |
| AcadiaAlberta | 2 km NW | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |
| RiverbendAlberta | 3 km NE | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |
| DouglasdaleAlberta | 4 km ESE | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| EvergreenAlberta | 5 km WSW | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |
| SundanceAlberta | 6 km S | 4° | -8° | 18 mm |
| ShawnessyAlberta | 6 km SSW | 4° | -8° | 18 mm |
| McKenzie LakeAlberta | 7 km SE | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |