Okotoks Weather in March
Okotoks in March
The short of it: Okotoks in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -8° · rain 23 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Okotoks an average March high of 4°, a low of -8° and some 23 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 4°; nights run about -8°. Rain is modest, about 23 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 106 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Okotoks runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Cranston, 18 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Okotoks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CranstonAlberta | 18 km N | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 18 km N | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| ChaparralAlberta | 18 km NNW | 4° | -8° | 18 mm |
| High RiverAlberta | 18 km SSE | 4° | -8° | 22 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 19 km NNE | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| SundanceAlberta | 19 km NNW | 4° | -8° | 18 mm |
| McKenzie LakeAlberta | 20 km N | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |
| McKenzie TowneAlberta | 21 km N | 4° | -8° | 19 mm |