Salmo Weather in March
Salmo in March
The short of it: Salmo in March averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low -3° · rain 81 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Salmo an average March high of 8°, a low of -3° and some 81 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 8°, with nights near -3°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 100 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Salmo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Fruitvale, 22 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Salmo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 22 km WSW | 8° | -2° | 72 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 26 km WSW | 10° | -1° | 60 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 28 km WNW | 9° | -1° | 65 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 30 km W | 8° | -1° | 65 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 31 km WNW | 9° | -1° | 64 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 33 km WSW | 9° | -1° | 64 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 34 km N | 6° | -3° | 89 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 36 km WSW | 9° | -1° | 60 mm |