Peterborough Weather in March
Peterborough in March
The short of it: Peterborough in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -6° · rain 58 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
March in Peterborough brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -6°, with about 58 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 4°; nights run about -6°. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 84 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Peterborough runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Lakefield, 15 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Peterborough, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h