Nanaimo Weather in March
Nanaimo in March
The short of it: Nanaimo in March averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 3° · rain 116 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
March in Nanaimo brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 3°, with about 116 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 11°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Nanaimo runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. North Cowichan, 41 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Nanaimo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 41 km SSE | 10° | 2° | 124 mm |
| DuncanBritish Columbia | 46 km SSE | 12° | 2° | 120 mm |
| University Endowment LandsBritish Columbia | 52 km ENE | 10° | 4° | 152 mm |
| SeafairBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 10° | 4° | 114 mm |
| Dunbar-SouthlandsBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 10° | 4° | 142 mm |
| StevestonBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 10° | 4° | 114 mm |
| ThompsonBritish Columbia | 56 km E | 11° | 4° | 124 mm |
| Arbutus RidgeBritish Columbia | 57 km E | 10° | 4° | 142 mm |