Québec Weather in March
Québec in March
The short of it: Québec in March averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 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 1° · low -9° · rain 89 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Québec an average March high of 1°, a low of -9° and some 89 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 1°; nights run about -9°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 92 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Québec runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. La Cité-Limoilou, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Québec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cité-LimoilouQuebec | 2 km NNW | 1° | -9° | 89 mm |
| LévisQuebec | 3 km ESE | 1° | -9° | 81 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 4 km W | 1° | -9° | 90 mm |
| BeauportQuebec | 5 km NNE | 1° | -9° | 83 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 6 km SSW | 1° | -9° | 76 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 7 km WSW | 1° | -9° | 90 mm |
| BoischatelQuebec | 11 km NNE | 0° | -10° | 77 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 11 km W | 1° | -10° | 88 mm |