Niagara Weather in March
Niagara in March
The short of it: Niagara in March averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -2° · rain 50 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Niagara an average March high of 5°, a low of -2° and some 50 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 5°, with nights near -2°. It is the driest month of the year, only 50 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 82 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Niagara runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Waterfront Communities-The Island, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Niagara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfront Communities-The IslandOntario | 3 km ESE | 5° | -2° | 50 mm |
| Church-Yonge CorridorOntario | 3 km NE | 5° | -2° | 50 mm |
| AnnexOntario | 3 km N | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-JunctionOntario | 3 km NW | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| South RiverdaleOntario | 6 km E | 5° | -2° | 49 mm |
| Mount Pleasant WestOntario | 7 km N | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| TorontoOntario | 7 km N | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| MimicoOntario | 9 km WSW | 5° | -3° | 50 mm |