Telkwa Weather in March
Telkwa in March
The short of it: Telkwa in March averages a high of 5 °C (42 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -5° · rain 26 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Telkwa an average March high of 5°, a low of -5° and some 26 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 5°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-March, 123 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Telkwa runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Smithers, 12 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Telkwa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 12 km NW | 4° | -5° | 30 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 41 km SE | 5° | -6° | 28 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 70 km NNW | 5° | -5° | 33 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 98 km ESE | 5° | -8° | 30 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 102 km W | 7° | 0° | 96 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 126 km SW | 7° | 0° | 191 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 159 km ESE | 4° | -8° | 30 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 182 km E | 4° | -8° | 32 mm |