Shippagan Weather in March
Shippagan in March
The short of it: Shippagan in March averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -8° · rain 88 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Shippagan brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -8°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 0°; nights run about -8°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 95 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Shippagan runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Le Goulet, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
March in Shippagan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le GouletNew Brunswick | 4 km S | 0° | -8° | 88 mm |
| LamèqueNew Brunswick | 7 km NE | 0° | -9° | 85 mm |
| Bas-CaraquetNew Brunswick | 11 km NW | 0° | -9° | 84 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-Saint-RaphaëlNew Brunswick | 12 km ENE | 1° | -8° | 83 mm |
| InkermanNew Brunswick | 12 km SW | 0° | -8° | 89 mm |
| Île-de-LamèqueNew Brunswick | 14 km NE | 0° | -9° | 84 mm |
| Haut-SheilaNew Brunswick | 15 km W | 1° | -9° | 88 mm |
| CaraquetNew Brunswick | 18 km WNW | 1° | -9° | 87 mm |