Preston Weather in March
Preston in March
The short of it: Preston in March averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -5° · rain 125 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Preston an average March high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 125 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 3°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 85 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Preston runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Sunset Acres, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Preston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset AcresNova Scotia | 5 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 128 mm |
| Cole HarbourNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 3° | -5° | 128 mm |
| Forest HillsNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 3° | -5° | 128 mm |
| Colby VillageNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 4° | -5° | 128 mm |
| WillowdaleNova Scotia | 8 km SSW | 4° | -5° | 128 mm |
| Portland HillsNova Scotia | 8 km SW | 4° | -5° | 129 mm |
| EllenvaleNova Scotia | 8 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 130 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 8 km SE | 4° | -5° | 125 mm |