New Westminster weather in March

In March, New Westminster sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 252 mm of precipitation across 19.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 10°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 New Westminster's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Westminster's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 252 mm; 19.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:35 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.4; out of 10

New Westminster is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 5,049/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1865

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 7°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in New Westminster reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°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)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

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

How March really feels in New Westminster

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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

wind chill below the day's low

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

New Westminster weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / 1°	316	19	7.2	8.5	0.1
Feb	7° / 1°	189	15.4	5.9	9.8	0.7
Mar	9° / 3°	252	19.2	5.9	11.6	1.4
Apr	12° / 5°	175	16.9	1.3	13.4	2.7
May	16° / 8°	117	12.5	0.1	15.1	4.6
Jun	18° / 11°	94	11.5	0	15.9	5.6
Jul	21° / 13°	53	6.6	0	15.6	7.3
Aug	22° / 13°	73	7.4	0	14.2	7.2
Sep	18° / 11°	125	10.2	0	12.4	5.9
Oct	13° / 7°	246	16.3	0.1	10.5	3.0
Nov	8° / 4°	349	19.9	3.5	8.9	1.0
Dec	5° / 1°	307	19.3	8.5	8.1	0.1

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

	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 (%)	31	30	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28
Cloudier (%)	69	70	71	72	73	73	73	73	72	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	28	72

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

New Westminster gets around 252 mm of rain and snow over 19.2 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 61% and peaks near 64% 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 (%)	58	58	59	60	60	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	58	58
Snow chance (%)	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	25
2	58	25
3	59	24
4	60	24
5	60	24
6	61	23
7	62	23
8	62	23
9	63	22
10	63	22
11	64	21
12	64	21
13	64	20
14	64	20
15	64	19
16	64	19
17	64	18
18	64	17
19	63	17
20	63	16
21	62	16
22	61	16
23	61	15
24	60	15
25	59	14
26	59	14
27	58	14
28	58	13
29	58	13
30	58	13
31	58	12

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 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 7:06 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:31 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)	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:04	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:30	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:06	5:44
2	10.7	7:04	5:45
3	10.7	7:02	5:47
4	10.8	7:00	5:49
5	10.9	6:58	5:50
6	10.9	6:56	5:52
7	11.0	6:54	5:53
8	11.1	6:52	5:55
9	11.1	6:50	5:57
10	11.2	6:48	5:58
11	11.2	6:46	6:00
12	11.3	6:43	6:01
13	11.4	6:41	6:03
14	11.4	6:39	6:05
15	11.5	6:37	6:06
16	11.5	6:35	6:08
17	11.6	6:33	6:09
18	11.7	6:31	6:11
19	11.7	6:28	6:12
20	11.8	6:26	6:14
21	11.9	6:24	6:16
22	11.9	6:22	6:17
23	12.0	6:20	6:19
24	12.0	6:17	6:20
25	12.1	6:15	6:22
26	12.2	6:13	6:23
27	12.2	6:11	6:25
28	12.3	6:09	6:26
29	12.4	6:07	6:28
30	12.4	6:04	6:30
31	12.5	6:02	6:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 2.88 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)	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.2	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for New Westminster

In seasonPeak

In March, New Westminster sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

New Westminster's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit New Westminster?

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

1.4

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 New Westminster.

What to pack for New Westminster in March

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

In March, New Westminster sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near New Westminster in March

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in January near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	7	7	8	10	12	14	16	16	14	11	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in New Westminster 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 New Westminster 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 18 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is New Westminster?

New Westminster sits at 49.2°N, 122.9°W, 60 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Edmonds, 2.0 km away.

Topography around New Westminster

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Westminster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 925 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,629 m.

The land around New Westminster is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

138 m

artificial surfaces 52%

16 km

925 m

trees 36%

80 km

2,629 m

trees 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland

← February New Westminster year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Edmonds 2.0 km · Whalley 4.0 km · North Delta 4.0 km · Maillardville 5.0 km · Lougheed 5.0 km · Cariboo 5.0 km · Surrey City Centre 5.0 km · Coquitlam West 6.0 km

Canada travel facts

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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 New Westminster (49.2068°, -122.9109°, elevation 60 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	7	1
2	7	1
3	8	2
4	8	2
5	8	2
6	8	2
7	8	2
8	8	2
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	8	2
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	3
16	9	3
17	9	3
18	9	3
19	9	3
20	9	3
21	9	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	4
31	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	25
2	58	25
3	59	24
4	60	24
5	60	24
6	61	23
7	62	23
8	62	23
9	63	22
10	63	22
11	64	21
12	64	21
13	64	20
14	64	20
15	64	19
16	64	19
17	64	18
18	64	17
19	63	17
20	63	16
21	62	16
22	61	16
23	61	15
24	60	15
25	59	14
26	59	14
27	58	14
28	58	13
29	58	13
30	58	13
31	58	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	25
2	58	25
3	59	24
4	60	24
5	60	24
6	61	23
7	62	23
8	62	23
9	63	22
10	63	22
11	64	21
12	64	21
13	64	20
14	64	20
15	64	19
16	64	19
17	64	18
18	64	17
19	63	17
20	63	16
21	62	16
22	61	16
23	61	15
24	60	15
25	59	14
26	59	14
27	58	14
28	58	13
29	58	13
30	58	13
31	58	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	25
2	58	25
3	59	24
4	60	24
5	60	24
6	61	23
7	62	23
8	62	23
9	63	22
10	63	22
11	64	21
12	64	21
13	64	20
14	64	20
15	64	19
16	64	19
17	64	18
18	64	17
19	63	17
20	63	16
21	62	16
22	61	16
23	61	15
24	60	15
25	59	14
26	59	14
27	58	14
28	58	13
29	58	13
30	58	13
31	58	12

	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