Pritchard Weather in March
Pritchard in March
The short of it: Pritchard in March averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -2° · rain 18 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Pritchard an average March high of 11°, a low of -2° and some 18 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from February to about 11°, with nights near -2°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 106 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Pritchard runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Chase, 18 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Pritchard, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaseBritish Columbia | 18 km NNE | 10° | -3° | 27 mm |
| Campbell CreekBritish Columbia | 19 km W | 11° | -2° | 17 mm |
| Sun PeaksBritish Columbia | 22 km NNW | 3° | -8° | 69 mm |
| DallasBritish Columbia | 25 km W | 9° | -3° | 20 mm |
| FalklandBritish Columbia | 28 km SE | 6° | -5° | 41 mm |
| Juniper RidgeBritish Columbia | 30 km W | 10° | -2° | 19 mm |
| SorrentoBritish Columbia | 33 km NE | 9° | -2° | 33 mm |
| Scotch CreekBritish Columbia | 35 km NE | 9° | -2° | 35 mm |