Grande Prairie weather in March

In March, Grande Prairie sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Grande Prairie's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grande Prairie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 0°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 21 mm; 6.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:22 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Grande Prairie is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 1,130/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1914

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Grande Prairie reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
Avg low (°C)	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-3	-12
2	-3	-12
3	-3	-12
4	-3	-12
5	-2	-12
6	-2	-12
7	-2	-11
8	-2	-11
9	-2	-11
10	-1	-11
11	-1	-10
12	-1	-10
13	0	-10
14	0	-10
15	0	-9
16	0	-9
17	1	-9
18	1	-9
19	1	-8
20	2	-8
21	2	-8
22	2	-8
23	2	-7
24	3	-7
25	3	-7
26	3	-6
27	4	-6
28	4	-6
29	4	-6
30	4	-5
31	5	-5

How March really feels in Grande Prairie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Grande Prairie weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -15°	28	7.7	8	7.5	0.0
Feb	-5° / -13°	16	4.8	5.7	9.2	0.0
Mar	0° / -9°	21	6.1	5.9	11.4	0.0
Apr	9° / -2°	25	6.2	2.8	13.8	2.0
May	16° / 4°	40	7.5	0.7	15.8	5.2
Jun	20° / 9°	73	11.3	0	17	5.9
Jul	22° / 11°	77	11.8	0	16.6	6.4
Aug	21° / 10°	47	8.9	0	14.8	6.7
Sep	16° / 5°	40	7.8	0.4	12.5	5.2
Oct	8° / -1°	35	7.3	2.8	10.2	1.6
Nov	-2° / -9°	31	8.3	7.1	8.1	0.0
Dec	-7° / -14°	22	6.3	6.5	7	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	37	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	41	41	41	42	41	41	42
Cloudier (%)	63	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	59	59	59	58	59	59	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Grande Prairie gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Snow chance (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	21
2	18	21
3	19	21
4	19	21
5	20	21
6	20	21
7	20	21
8	20	21
9	21	21
10	21	20
11	20	20
12	20	20
13	20	19
14	20	19
15	20	19
16	20	19
17	20	19
18	20	19
19	20	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	17
23	18	17
24	18	17
25	18	16
26	18	16
27	18	16
28	18	15
29	18	15
30	18	14
31	17	14

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 7:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:00	7:57	7:55	7:52	7:50	7:47	7:45	7:42	7:40	7:37	7:35	7:32	7:29	7:27	7:24	7:22	7:19	7:16	7:14	7:11	7:09	7:06	7:03	7:01	6:58	6:55	6:53	6:50	6:47	6:45	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:24	6:26	6:28	6:30	6:32	6:34	6:36	6:38	6:40	6:42	6:44	6:46	6:48	6:50	6:52	6:54	6:56	6:58	7:00	7:02	7:04	7:06	7:08	7:10	7:12	7:14	7:16	7:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	8:00	6:17
2	10.4	7:57	6:19
3	10.4	7:55	6:21
4	10.5	7:52	6:24
5	10.6	7:50	6:26
6	10.7	7:47	6:28
7	10.7	7:45	6:30
8	10.8	7:42	6:32
9	10.9	7:40	6:34
10	11.0	7:37	6:36
11	11.1	7:35	6:38
12	11.1	7:32	6:40
13	11.2	7:29	6:42
14	11.3	7:27	6:44
15	11.4	7:24	6:46
16	11.4	7:22	6:48
17	11.5	7:19	6:50
18	11.6	7:16	6:52
19	11.7	7:14	6:54
20	11.7	7:11	6:56
21	11.8	7:09	6:58
22	11.9	7:06	7:00
23	12.0	7:03	7:02
24	12.1	7:01	7:04
25	12.1	6:58	7:06
26	12.2	6:55	7:08
27	12.3	6:53	7:10
28	12.4	6:50	7:12
29	12.4	6:47	7:14
30	12.5	6:45	7:16
31	12.6	6:42	7:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Grande Prairie?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Grande Prairie.

What to pack for Grande Prairie in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Grande Prairie sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Grande Prairie in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Grande Prairie peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	5	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Grande Prairie?

Grande Prairie sits at 55.2°N, 118.8°W, 653 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Fort St. John, 176 km away.

Topography around Grande Prairie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Grande Prairie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grande Prairie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 662 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,036 m.

The land around Grande Prairie is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, trees (33%), cropland (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

57 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

273 m

trees 33%

80 km

1,036 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

← February Grande Prairie year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Fort St. John 176 km · Jasper 259 km · Prince George 290 km · Stony Plain 360 km · Spruce Grove 365 km · St. Albert 375 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 387 km · Edmonton 389 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Grande Prairie (55.1667°, -118.8027°, elevation 653 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-3	-12
2	-3	-12
3	-3	-12
4	-3	-12
5	-2	-12
6	-2	-12
7	-2	-11
8	-2	-11
9	-2	-11
10	-1	-11
11	-1	-10
12	-1	-10
13	0	-10
14	0	-10
15	0	-9
16	0	-9
17	1	-9
18	1	-9
19	1	-8
20	2	-8
21	2	-8
22	2	-8
23	2	-7
24	3	-7
25	3	-7
26	3	-6
27	4	-6
28	4	-6
29	4	-6
30	4	-5
31	5	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	21
2	18	21
3	19	21
4	19	21
5	20	21
6	20	21
7	20	21
8	20	21
9	21	21
10	21	20
11	20	20
12	20	20
13	20	19
14	20	19
15	20	19
16	20	19
17	20	19
18	20	19
19	20	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	17
23	18	17
24	18	17
25	18	16
26	18	16
27	18	16
28	18	15
29	18	15
30	18	14
31	17	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-3	-12
2	-3	-12
3	-3	-12
4	-3	-12
5	-2	-12
6	-2	-12
7	-2	-11
8	-2	-11
9	-2	-11
10	-1	-11
11	-1	-10
12	-1	-10
13	0	-10
14	0	-10
15	0	-9
16	0	-9
17	1	-9
18	1	-9
19	1	-8
20	2	-8
21	2	-8
22	2	-8
23	2	-7
24	3	-7
25	3	-7
26	3	-6
27	4	-6
28	4	-6
29	4	-6
30	4	-5
31	5	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	21
2	18	21
3	19	21
4	19	21
5	20	21
6	20	21
7	20	21
8	20	21
9	21	21
10	21	20
11	20	20
12	20	20
13	20	19
14	20	19
15	20	19
16	20	19
17	20	19
18	20	19
19	20	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	17
23	18	17
24	18	17
25	18	16
26	18	16
27	18	16
28	18	15
29	18	15
30	18	14
31	17	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-3	-12
2	-3	-12
3	-3	-12
4	-3	-12
5	-2	-12
6	-2	-12
7	-2	-11
8	-2	-11
9	-2	-11
10	-1	-11
11	-1	-10
12	-1	-10
13	0	-10
14	0	-10
15	0	-9
16	0	-9
17	1	-9
18	1	-9
19	1	-8
20	2	-8
21	2	-8
22	2	-8
23	2	-7
24	3	-7
25	3	-7
26	3	-6
27	4	-6
28	4	-6
29	4	-6
30	4	-5
31	5	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	21
2	18	21
3	19	21
4	19	21
5	20	21
6	20	21
7	20	21
8	20	21
9	21	21
10	21	20
11	20	20
12	20	20
13	20	19
14	20	19
15	20	19
16	20	19
17	20	19
18	20	19
19	20	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	17
23	18	17
24	18	17
25	18	16
26	18	16
27	18	16
28	18	15
29	18	15
30	18	14
31	17	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100