Toronto Weather in March
Toronto in March
The short of it: Toronto in March averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -3° · rain 49 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
March in Toronto brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -3°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 5°, with nights near -3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 49 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 82 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Toronto runs about middling and wetter than most in March. Mount Pleasant West, 0 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Toronto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant WestOntario | 0 km ESE | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| AnnexOntario | 4 km S | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| Banbury-Don MillsOntario | 5 km NE | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| Church-Yonge CorridorOntario | 5 km SSE | 5° | -2° | 50 mm |
| Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-JunctionOntario | 6 km SW | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| WillowdaleOntario | 7 km N | 4° | -4° | 50 mm |
| NiagaraOntario | 7 km S | 5° | -2° | 50 mm |
| Willowdale EastOntario | 7 km N | 4° | -4° | 50 mm |