Yellowknife Weather in March
Yellowknife in March
The short of it: Yellowknife in March averages a high of -10 °C (13 °F) and a low of -22 °C (-8 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -10° · low -22° · rain 15 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
March in Yellowknife brings afternoons near -10° and nights around -22°, with about 15 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against February, to near -10°; nights run about -22°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 31 min in mid-March, 170 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Yellowknife runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Behchokǫ̀, 94 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Yellowknife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 94 km WNW | -10° | -25° | 20 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 197 km SSW | -7° | -20° | 16 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 211 km SW | -6° | -22° | 20 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 303 km SSE | -5° | -19° | 12 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 368 km W | -4° | -19° | 16 mm |