Lloydminster weather in March

In March, Lloydminster sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 5.3 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 -6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lloydminster's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lloydminster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
4th coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lloydminster is city on the border of Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces, in Canada.

Density
760/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 -6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lloydminster reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 10°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-6-15
2-6-15
3-6-15
4-5-15
5-5-14
6-5-14
7-4-14
8-4-13
9-4-13
10-3-12
11-3-12
12-3-12
13-2-11
14-2-11
15-2-11
16-1-10
17-1-10
18-1-10
190-9
200-9
210-9
221-9
231-8
241-8
252-8
262-8
272-7
283-7
293-7
303-7
314-6

How March really feels in Lloydminster

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Lloydminster 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-10° / -19°154.95.67.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°113.44.19.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°175.35.311.50.0
Apr / -3°397.13.313.71.8
May16° / 438.40.715.65.2
Jun20° / 8812.8016.65.8
Jul23° / 11°8412.7016.26.4
Aug22° / 10°599.4014.66.8
Sep17° / 386.50.312.45.7
Oct / -2°235.92.310.31.8
Nov-2° / -10°194.84.68.40.0
Dec-9° / -17°133.84.47.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123367
133466
143466
153466
163466
173466
183664
193664
203664
213664
223763
233862
243862
253961
263862
273862
283862
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lloydminster gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11416
21416
31416
41416
51516
61516
71516
81616
91616
101716
111717
121717
131817
141818
151818
161918
171919
181919
191919
201919
211919
221919
231918
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251817
261817
271816
281715
291714
301714
311713

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 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:215:46
210.57:195:48
310.67:165:49
410.67:145:51
510.77:125:53
610.87:095:55
710.87:075:57
810.97:055:59
911.07:026:01
1011.07:006:03
1111.16:586:05
1211.26:556:07
1311.36:536:08
1411.36:506:10
1511.46:486:12
1611.56:456:14
1711.56:436:16
1811.66:416:18
1911.76:386:20
2011.86:366:22
2111.86:336:23
2211.96:316:25
2312.06:286:27
2412.16:266:29
2512.16:236:31
2612.26:216:33
2712.36:186:34
2812.36:166:36
2912.46:136:38
3012.56:116:40
3112.66:086:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lloydminster?

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 Lloydminster.

What to pack for Lloydminster in March

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

In March, Lloydminster sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Lloydminster in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lloydminster peaks around July 11 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lloydminster 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 Lloydminster is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (October, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1920 µg/m³Oct 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct5Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lloydminster?

Lloydminster sits at 53.3°N, 110.0°W, 657 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is North Battleford, 128 km away.

Topography around Lloydminster

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lloydminster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 655 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Lloydminster is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: North Battleford 128 km · Camrose 190 km · Sherwood Park 220 km · Edmonton 230 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 234 km · Leduc 235 km · St. Albert 243 km · Confederation 257 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 Lloydminster (53.2724°, -110.0226°, elevation 657 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).