West End Weather in March
West End in March
The short of it: West End in March averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 163 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 4° · rain 163 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give West End an average March high of 10°, a low of 4° and some 163 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 10°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 163 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 101 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, West End runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Downtown Vancouver, 1 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in West End, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 44 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 1 km E | 10° | 4° | 172 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 2 km E | 10° | 4° | 172 mm |
| FairviewBritish Columbia | 2 km S | 10° | 4° | 163 mm |
| South GranvilleBritish Columbia | 3 km S | 10° | 4° | 163 mm |
| Mount PleasantBritish Columbia | 3 km SE | 10° | 4° | 172 mm |
| KitsilanoBritish Columbia | 3 km SW | 10° | 4° | 154 mm |
| Mt PleasantBritish Columbia | 3 km SE | 10° | 4° | 172 mm |
| VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km SSE | 11° | 4° | 162 mm |