Markdale Weather in March
Markdale in March
The short of it: Markdale in March averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 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 2° · low -7° · rain 74 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Markdale an average March high of 2°, a low of -7° and some 74 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 2°; nights run about -7°. It is the driest month of the year, only 74 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 84 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, Markdale runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Dundalk, 26 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Markdale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 30 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DundalkOntario | 26 km SE | 1° | -8° | 74 mm |
| SydenhamOntario | 30 km NNW | 3° | -6° | 68 mm |
| The Blue MountainsOntario | 31 km NNE | 3° | -5° | 56 mm |
| MeafordOntario | 32 km N | 3° | -5° | 60 mm |
| HanoverOntario | 36 km WSW | 3° | -6° | 67 mm |
| Owen SoundOntario | 36 km NW | 3° | -6° | 59 mm |
| Mount ForestOntario | 38 km S | 2° | -7° | 64 mm |
| NeustadtOntario | 38 km SW | 3° | -6° | 66 mm |