Oliver Weather in March
Oliver in March
The short of it: Oliver in March averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 0° · rain 23 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Oliver an average March high of 12°, a low of 0° and some 23 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 12°, with nights near 0°. Rain is modest, about 23 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this 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. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Oliver runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Cawston, 15 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Oliver, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CawstonBritish Columbia | 15 km W | 11° | -1° | 18 mm |
| OsoyoosBritish Columbia | 18 km SSE | 12° | 1° | 26 mm |
| Okanagan FallsBritish Columbia | 19 km N | 11° | 0° | 23 mm |
| KeremeosBritish Columbia | 21 km W | 7° | -4° | 23 mm |
| KaledenBritish Columbia | 24 km N | 10° | -1° | 22 mm |
| OrovilleWashington | 28 km SSE | 13° | 1° | 25 mm |
| PentictonBritish Columbia | 33 km N | 11° | 0° | 25 mm |
| NaramataBritish Columbia | 46 km N | 10° | 0° | 24 mm |