Witless Bay Weather in March
Witless Bay in March
The short of it: Witless Bay in March averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -5° · rain 127 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Witless Bay brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -5°, with about 127 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 2°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 127 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 94 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Witless Bay runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Bay Bulls, 4 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Witless Bay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 27 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay BullsNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km NNE | 2° | -5° | 127 mm |
| GouldsNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km NNE | 2° | -6° | 127 mm |
| Petty Harbour-Maddox CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 23 km NNE | 2° | -6° | 127 mm |
| SouthlandsNewfoundland and Labrador | 23 km N | 1° | -6° | 127 mm |
| PearlgateNewfoundland and Labrador | 24 km N | 1° | -6° | 132 mm |
| HolyroodNewfoundland and Labrador | 25 km WNW | 2° | -5° | 109 mm |
| KilbrideNewfoundland and Labrador | 25 km NNE | 2° | -6° | 128 mm |
| GlendaleNewfoundland and Labrador | 26 km N | 1° | -6° | 132 mm |