Pickering Weather in March
Pickering in March
The short of it: Pickering in March averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -4° · rain 51 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Pickering an average March high of 3°, a low of -4° and some 51 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 3°, with nights near -4°. It is the driest month of the year, only 51 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 83 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Pickering runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Ajax, 10 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Pickering, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AjaxOntario | 10 km SE | 4° | -3° | 53 mm |
| RougeOntario | 11 km SSW | 4° | -3° | 49 mm |
| MarkhamOntario | 11 km WSW | 4° | -4° | 51 mm |
| StouffvilleOntario | 12 km NW | 3° | -5° | 52 mm |
| MalvernOntario | 12 km SW | 5° | -3° | 51 mm |
| West HillOntario | 15 km SSW | 5° | -3° | 48 mm |
| Agincourt NorthOntario | 16 km SW | 4° | -4° | 51 mm |
| MillikenOntario | 16 km WSW | 4° | -4° | 51 mm |