Nakusp Weather in March
Nakusp in March
The short of it: Nakusp in March averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low -2° · rain 57 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Nakusp an average March high of 8°, a low of -2° and some 57 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 8°; nights run about -2°. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 104 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Nakusp runs about middling and drier than most in March. Lumby, 83 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Nakusp, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LumbyBritish Columbia | 83 km W | 9° | -2° | 34 mm |
| RevelstokeBritish Columbia | 88 km NNW | 7° | -2° | 79 mm |
| Big EddyBritish Columbia | 88 km NNW | 6° | -2° | 82 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 91 km SSE | 6° | -3° | 89 mm |
| ColdstreamBritish Columbia | 100 km W | 9° | -1° | 31 mm |
| EnderbyBritish Columbia | 101 km WNW | 9° | -2° | 36 mm |
| ArmstrongBritish Columbia | 102 km WNW | 10° | -1° | 31 mm |
| SpallumcheenBritish Columbia | 102 km W | 9° | -1° | 31 mm |