Minto Weather in March
Minto in March
The short of it: Minto in March averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -8° · rain 82 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Minto an average March high of 3°, a low of -8° and some 82 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 3°; nights run about -8°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 90 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Minto runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Grand Lake, 9 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
March in Minto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand LakeNew Brunswick | 9 km ENE | 3° | -8° | 86 mm |
| ChipmanNew Brunswick | 17 km NE | 3° | -8° | 88 mm |
| ArcadiaNew Brunswick | 31 km S | 3° | -7° | 93 mm |
| MaugervilleNew Brunswick | 38 km SW | 3° | -7° | 102 mm |
| NoonanNew Brunswick | 39 km WSW | 3° | -8° | 96 mm |
| MarysvilleNew Brunswick | 42 km WSW | 3° | -8° | 97 mm |
| OromoctoNew Brunswick | 43 km SW | 3° | -7° | 104 mm |
| Youngs CrossingNew Brunswick | 43 km WSW | 3° | -8° | 100 mm |