Saskatoon Weather in March
Saskatoon in March
The short of it: Saskatoon in March averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 11 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -11° · rain 18 mm · daylight 11 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Saskatoon an average March high of -1°, a low of -11° and some 18 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from February to about -1°, with nights near -11°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 42 min in mid-March, 112 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Saskatoon runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Core Neighbourhoods, 0 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Saskatoon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core NeighbourhoodsSaskatchewan | 0 km SW | -1° | -11° | 18 mm |
| Central Business DistrictSaskatchewan | 1 km ESE | -1° | -11° | 19 mm |
| DowntownSaskatchewan | 1 km SSE | -1° | -11° | 19 mm |
| Caswell HillSaskatchewan | 1 km NNW | -1° | -11° | 18 mm |
| City ParkSaskatchewan | 1 km ENE | -1° | -11° | 19 mm |
| WestmountSaskatchewan | 1 km W | -1° | -11° | 18 mm |
| NutanaSaskatchewan | 2 km SSE | -1° | -11° | 18 mm |
| Mount RoyalSaskatchewan | 2 km W | -1° | -11° | 18 mm |