Osoyoos Weather in March
Osoyoos in March
The short of it: Osoyoos in March averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 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 1° · rain 26 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Osoyoos an average March high of 12°, a low of 1° and some 26 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from February to about 12°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 26 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, Osoyoos runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Oroville, 11 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Osoyoos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrovilleWashington | 11 km S | 13° | 1° | 25 mm |
| OliverBritish Columbia | 18 km NNW | 12° | 0° | 23 mm |
| CawstonBritish Columbia | 28 km NW | 11° | -1° | 18 mm |
| KeremeosBritish Columbia | 33 km WNW | 7° | -4° | 23 mm |
| Okanagan FallsBritish Columbia | 36 km NNW | 11° | 0° | 23 mm |
| TonasketWashington | 36 km S | 13° | 0° | 22 mm |
| KaledenBritish Columbia | 42 km NNW | 10° | -1° | 22 mm |
| MidwayBritish Columbia | 50 km E | 9° | -3° | 32 mm |