Trail Weather in March
Trail in March
The short of it: Trail in March averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -1° · rain 64 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Trail an average March high of 9°, a low of -1° and some 64 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 9°; nights run about -1°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 100 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Trail runs about middling and drier than most in March. Warfield, 3 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Trail, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 3 km W | 9° | -1° | 60 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | 6° | -4° | 69 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 9 km ESE | 10° | -1° | 60 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 11 km E | 8° | -2° | 72 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 13 km N | 8° | -1° | 65 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 21 km NNE | 9° | -1° | 65 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 25 km N | 9° | -1° | 64 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 33 km ENE | 8° | -3° | 81 mm |