Smithers Weather in March
Smithers in March
The short of it: Smithers in March averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -5° · rain 30 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Smithers an average March high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 30 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 4°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-March, 123 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Smithers runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Telkwa, 12 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Smithers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 12 km SE | 5° | -5° | 26 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 53 km SE | 5° | -6° | 28 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 58 km NNW | 5° | -5° | 33 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 97 km WSW | 7° | 0° | 96 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 110 km ESE | 5° | -8° | 30 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 125 km SW | 7° | 0° | 191 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 170 km ESE | 4° | -8° | 30 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 191 km E | 4° | -8° | 32 mm |