Olds Weather in March
Olds in March
The short of it: Olds in March averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 11 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -10° · rain 21 mm · daylight 11 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Olds an average March high of 1°, a low of -10° and some 21 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 1°, nights near -10°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 42 min in mid-March, 110 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Olds runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Didsbury, 13 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Olds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h