Prince Albert weather in March

In March, Prince Albert sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 19 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 23% 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 Prince Albert's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prince Albert's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
4th coldest
Precipitation
19 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:28 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Prince Albert is city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
534/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 Prince Albert reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 11°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 7°C warmer than February and about 11°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-7-17
2-7-17
3-6-17
4-6-17
5-6-16
6-5-16
7-5-16
8-5-15
9-4-15
10-4-14
11-4-14
12-3-14
13-3-13
14-2-13
15-2-13
16-2-12
17-1-12
18-1-11
19-1-11
200-11
210-10
220-10
231-10
241-9
251-9
262-9
272-9
282-8
293-8
303-8
313-7

How March really feels in Prince Albert

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.

Prince Albert 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-12° / -21°164.65.57.90.0
Feb-9° / -19°1033.49.40.0
Mar-2° / -12°195.3511.50.0
Apr / -3°337.13.413.61.8
May17° / 457.60.615.65.5
Jun21° / 10°8911.5016.66.1
Jul23° / 12°8411.8016.26.7
Aug23° / 10°578.4014.57.1
Sep17° / 446.60.112.45.7
Oct / -2°326.4210.31.6
Nov-3° / -10°194.54.48.40.0
Dec-10° / -18°1344.97.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43169
53169
63169
73268
83367
93367
103466
113565
123565
133664
143664
153565
163664
173664
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243862
253862
263961
273961
283961
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Prince Albert gets around 19 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 20% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11214
21314
31315
41315
51315
61415
71416
81516
91516
101516
111616
121616
131616
141616
151615
161715
171715
181816
191816
201816
211916
221916
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241916
251916
262016
272016
282016
292016
302016
312015

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 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 8:04 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:046:29
210.58:026:31
310.67:596:33
410.67:576:34
510.77:556:36
610.87:526:38
710.87:506:40
810.97:486:42
911.07:456:44
1011.17:436:46
1111.17:406:48
1211.27:386:50
1311.37:366:51
1411.37:336:53
1511.47:316:55
1611.57:286:57
1711.67:266:59
1811.67:237:01
1911.77:217:03
2011.87:197:05
2111.87:167:06
2211.97:147:08
2312.07:117:10
2412.17:097:12
2512.17:067:14
2612.27:047:16
2712.37:017:17
2812.36:597:19
2912.46:567:21
3012.56:547:23
3112.66:517:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Prince Albert?

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 Prince Albert.

What to pack for Prince Albert in March

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

In March, Prince Albert sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Prince Albert 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 Prince Albert peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Prince Albert 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 Prince Albert is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1815 µg/m³Dec 203 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep6Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prince Albert?

Prince Albert sits at 53.2°N, 105.8°W, 431 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lawson, 129 km away.

Topography around Prince Albert

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prince Albert has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Prince Albert is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (32%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
393 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Lawson 129 km · University Heights 130 km · Saskatoon 133 km · Lakewood 133 km · Core Neighbourhoods 134 km · Confederation 134 km · Nutana Sector 136 km · Stonebridge 137 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 Prince Albert (53.2001°, -105.7677°, elevation 431 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).