Kamloops weather in March

In March, Kamloops sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kamloops's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamloops's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
4th coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:25 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Kamloops is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
349/km²
people per km²
Founded
1811

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

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 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kamloops reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-6
23-6
33-6
43-6
54-6
64-5
74-5
84-5
94-5
105-5
115-4
125-4
135-4
145-4
156-4
166-3
176-3
186-3
196-3
207-3
217-3
227-3
237-2
247-2
258-2
268-2
278-2
288-2
298-2
308-2
319-2

How March really feels in Kamloops

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kamloops weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°4110.510.68.30.0
Feb / -7°257.17.19.70.0
Mar / -4°308.76.411.50.6
Apr12° / 307.42.213.53.1
May17° / 439.20.515.25.6
Jun21° / 479.2016.26.3
Jul25° / 11°346.1015.87.6
Aug24° / 11°235.3014.37.7
Sep19° / 357012.46.4
Oct10° / 4510.11.810.42.4
Nov / -3°5612.28.88.70.0
Dec-2° / -7°4611.211.97.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33466
43367
53367
63367
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173565
183565
193565
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565
293466
303466
313268

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kamloops gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12826
22826
32926
42926
52925
62925
72924
82924
92923
102923
112823
122822
132821
142821
152720
162720
172719
182719
192618
202618
212618
222617
232617
242617
252616
262616
272616
282615
292615
302615
312614

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:585:31
210.66:565:33
310.76:545:35
410.76:525:36
510.86:495:38
610.96:475:40
710.96:455:41
811.06:435:43
911.16:415:45
1011.16:395:47
1111.26:365:48
1211.36:345:50
1311.36:325:52
1411.46:305:53
1511.56:275:55
1611.56:255:57
1711.66:235:58
1811.76:216:00
1911.76:186:02
2011.86:166:03
2111.96:146:05
2211.96:126:07
2312.06:096:08
2412.06:076:10
2512.16:056:12
2612.26:026:13
2712.26:006:15
2812.35:586:17
2912.45:566:18
3012.45:536:20
3112.55:516:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kamloops?

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

0.6
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 Kamloops.

What to pack for Kamloops in March

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

In March, Kamloops sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kamloops in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kamloops peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kamloops in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kamloops is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 22.6× the cleanest month (January, 1 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kamloops's WHO annual average of 7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1426 µg/m³Jan 141 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb2Good
Mar2Good
Apr2Good
May2Good
Jun3Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep3Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kamloops?

Kamloops sits at 50.7°N, 120.3°W, 414 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Brocklehurst, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kamloops

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamloops has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,925 m.

The land around Kamloops is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
540 m
16 km
1,144 m
80 km
1,925 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Brocklehurst 8.0 km · Salmon Arm 74 km · Vernon 86 km · Lake Country 98 km · West Kelowna 104 km · Kelowna 105 km · Rutland 108 km · Okanagan Mission 112 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
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

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 Kamloops (50.6665°, -120.3192°, elevation 414 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).