Sooke Weather in March
Sooke in March
The short of it: Sooke in March averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 3° · rain 115 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Sooke an average March high of 11°, a low of 3° and some 115 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 11°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 115 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 97 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Sooke runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Metchosin, 14 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Sooke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetchosinBritish Columbia | 14 km E | 10° | 3° | 85 mm |
| LangfordBritish Columbia | 19 km ENE | 10° | 3° | 91 mm |
| ColwoodBritish Columbia | 19 km ENE | 10° | 4° | 82 mm |
| View RoyalBritish Columbia | 22 km ENE | 10° | 4° | 74 mm |
| EsquimaltBritish Columbia | 24 km ENE | 10° | 4° | 68 mm |
| TillicumBritish Columbia | 26 km ENE | 10° | 4° | 68 mm |
| James BayBritish Columbia | 26 km E | 10° | 4° | 68 mm |
| Rural SaanichBritish Columbia | 26 km ENE | 10° | 4° | 78 mm |