Shelbourne Weather in March
Shelbourne in March
The short of it: Shelbourne in March averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 4° · rain 60 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Shelbourne an average March high of 10°, a low of 4° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 10°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 98 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Shelbourne runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Oak Bay, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in Shelbourne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak BayBritish Columbia | 2 km E | 10° | 4° | 60 mm |
| VictoriaBritish Columbia | 3 km SW | 10° | 4° | 64 mm |
| FernwoodBritish Columbia | 3 km SSW | 10° | 4° | 64 mm |
| Gordon HeadBritish Columbia | 3 km NNE | 10° | 4° | 62 mm |
| Victoria-DowntownBritish Columbia | 4 km SW | 10° | 4° | 64 mm |
| FairfieldBritish Columbia | 4 km SSW | 10° | 4° | 64 mm |
| TillicumBritish Columbia | 5 km W | 10° | 4° | 68 mm |
| CareyBritish Columbia | 5 km WNW | 10° | 4° | 71 mm |