Sunset Weather in March
Sunset in March
The short of it: Sunset in March averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 162 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 4° · rain 162 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sunset an average March high of 11°, a low of 4° and some 162 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 11°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 162 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 100 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sunset runs about middling and about as wet in March. Victoria-Fraserview, 2 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Sunset, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 41 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria-FraserviewBritish Columbia | 2 km ESE | 11° | 4° | 171 mm |
| Riley ParkBritish Columbia | 2 km N | 11° | 4° | 162 mm |
| MarpoleBritish Columbia | 3 km WSW | 10° | 4° | 153 mm |
| VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km NNW | 11° | 4° | 162 mm |
| Kensington-Cedar CottageBritish Columbia | 4 km NNE | 11° | 4° | 182 mm |
| KillarneyBritish Columbia | 4 km E | 11° | 4° | 171 mm |
| Mt PleasantBritish Columbia | 5 km N | 10° | 4° | 172 mm |
| Renfrew-CollingwoodBritish Columbia | 5 km ENE | 11° | 4° | 180 mm |