Thurso Weather in March
Thurso in March
The short of it: Thurso in March averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -9° · rain 63 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Thurso an average March high of 2°, a low of -9° and some 63 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 2°, with nights near -9°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 88 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Thurso runs about middling and drier than most in March. Clarence-Rockland, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Thurso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence-RocklandOntario | 6 km SSW | 2° | -9° | 63 mm |
| BuckinghamQuebec | 13 km W | 1° | -9° | 61 mm |
| Saint-André-AvellinQuebec | 19 km NE | 1° | -10° | 66 mm |
| PlantagenetOntario | 21 km ESE | 2° | -9° | 64 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 23 km SW | 2° | -8° | 65 mm |
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 25 km SW | 2° | -8° | 62 mm |
| OrléansOntario | 25 km SW | 2° | -8° | 63 mm |
| Templeton-EstQuebec | 29 km WSW | 2° | -8° | 56 mm |