Varsity Weather in March
Varsity in March
The short of it: Varsity in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -9° · rain 18 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Varsity an average March high of 4°, a low of -9° and some 18 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 4°, nights near -9°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 107 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Varsity runs about middling and drier than most in March. Bowness, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Varsity, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BownessAlberta | 1 km SW | 4° | -9° | 18 mm |
| EdgemontAlberta | 4 km N | 3° | -9° | 19 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 5 km SW | 4° | -9° | 18 mm |
| HawkwoodAlberta | 5 km NNW | 3° | -9° | 20 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 6 km NW | 3° | -9° | 20 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 6 km SSW | 4° | -9° | 18 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 6 km NNW | 3° | -9° | 20 mm |
| ThorncliffeAlberta | 6 km ENE | 4° | -8° | 17 mm |