Summerside Weather in March
Summerside in March
The short of it: Summerside in March averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -7° · rain 82 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
March in Summerside brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -7°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from February to about 1°, with nights near -7°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 91 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Summerside runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Kensington, 12 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
March in Summerside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KensingtonPrince Edward Island | 12 km ENE | 1° | -7° | 77 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 40 km SSW | 2° | -7° | 87 mm |
| Cap-PeleNew Brunswick | 43 km WSW | 2° | -7° | 89 mm |
| Cap-AcadieNew Brunswick | 46 km WSW | 2° | -7° | 89 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 47 km SSW | 2° | -7° | 89 mm |
| CornwallPrince Edward Island | 47 km ESE | 1° | -7° | 91 mm |
| WinsloePrince Edward Island | 48 km ESE | 1° | -7° | 89 mm |
| West RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 50 km ESE | 1° | -7° | 95 mm |