Squamish Weather in March
Squamish in March
The short of it: Squamish in March averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 256 mm (10.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 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 8° · low 2° · rain 256 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Squamish brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 2°, with about 256 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 256 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 102 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, Squamish runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. West Vancouver, 41 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Squamish, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 80 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West VancouverBritish Columbia | 41 km S | 9° | 4° | 180 mm |
| North VancouverBritish Columbia | 43 km S | 10° | 4° | 217 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 10° | 4° | 163 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 10° | 4° | 172 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 10° | 4° | 172 mm |
| Hastings-SunriseBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 11° | 4° | 192 mm |
| Grandview-WoodlandsBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 11° | 4° | 182 mm |
| East HastingsBritish Columbia | 48 km S | 11° | 4° | 182 mm |