Stanstead Weather in March
Stanstead in March
The short of it: Stanstead in March averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -8° · rain 76 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Stanstead an average March high of 3°, a low of -8° and some 76 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 3°, with nights near -8°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-March, 86 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Stanstead runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Newport, 12 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Stanstead, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewportVermont | 12 km SW | 3° | -8° | 74 mm |
| Ayer's CliffQuebec | 18 km NNE | 3° | -8° | 68 mm |
| CoaticookQuebec | 26 km ENE | 2° | -9° | 72 mm |
| MagogQuebec | 28 km N | 2° | -8° | 77 mm |
| Rock ForestQuebec | 39 km N | 2° | -8° | 62 mm |
| Lac-BromeQuebec | 40 km NW | 2° | -8° | 82 mm |
| SuttonQuebec | 42 km WNW | 3° | -8° | 84 mm |
| MontgomeryVermont | 45 km WSW | 3° | -8° | 79 mm |