Matane Weather in March
Matane in March
The short of it: Matane in March averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 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 -1° · low -11° · rain 68 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Matane an average March high of -1°, a low of -11° and some 68 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about -1°, with nights near -11°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 99 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, 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, Matane runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Saint-Ulric, 14 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Matane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-UlricQuebec | 14 km WSW | -1° | -11° | 66 mm |
| SayabecQuebec | 32 km SSW | -1° | -12° | 78 mm |
| Val-BrillantQuebec | 33 km S | -2° | -12° | 79 mm |
| AmquiQuebec | 41 km S | -1° | -12° | 80 mm |
| Lac-au-SaumonQuebec | 47 km SSE | -1° | -12° | 77 mm |
| CausapscalQuebec | 56 km SSE | -1° | -12° | 72 mm |
| Mont-JoliQuebec | 56 km WSW | -1° | -10° | 67 mm |
| Baie-ComeauQuebec | 63 km NW | -1° | -11° | 67 mm |