Saddle Ridge weather in March

In March, Saddle Ridge sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Saddle Ridge's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saddle Ridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
4th coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:00 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical March day in Saddle Ridge reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-11
20-11
30-11
40-11
51-11
61-10
71-10
81-10
92-9
102-9
112-9
123-9
133-8
143-8
153-8
164-7
174-7
184-7
194-7
205-6
215-6
225-6
235-6
245-5
255-5
266-5
276-5
286-5
296-5
306-5
317-4

How March really feels in Saddle Ridge

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
23 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Saddle Ridge weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -13°133.94.88.20.0
Feb-1° / -11°1244.39.60.0
Mar / -8°225.75.611.50.1
Apr10° / -2°398.44.913.52.3
May16° / 7511.22.215.34.6
Jun19° / 10714.50.116.25.3
Jul22° / 7011.8015.96.5
Aug22° / 689.9014.46.8
Sep17° / 458.50.812.45.6
Oct10° / -1°266.43.310.42.4
Nov / -7°205.55.78.70.0
Dec-3° / -12°1444.77.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44159
54159
64060
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134060
143961
153961
163961
173961
183862
193763
203763
213664
223565
233565
243565
253367
263367
273268
283169
293169
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Saddle Ridge gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11618
21618
31618
41618
51618
61618
71618
81618
91718
101718
111718
121718
131718
141718
151718
161818
171818
181919
191919
201919
212019
222019
232118
242118
252118
262218
272218
282218
292318
302317
312317

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:336:05
210.67:316:07
310.77:296:08
410.77:276:10
510.87:256:12
610.97:226:14
710.97:206:15
811.07:186:17
911.17:166:19
1011.17:146:21
1111.27:116:22
1211.37:096:24
1311.37:076:26
1411.47:056:28
1511.57:026:29
1611.57:006:31
1711.66:586:33
1811.66:556:34
1911.76:536:36
2011.86:516:38
2111.86:486:39
2211.96:466:41
2312.06:446:43
2412.16:416:45
2512.16:396:46
2612.26:376:48
2712.36:356:50
2812.36:326:51
2912.46:306:53
3012.56:286:55
3112.56:256:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Saddle Ridge

In seasonPeak

None of Saddle Ridge's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Saddle Ridge's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Saddle Ridge?

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

0.1
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 Saddle Ridge.

What to pack for Saddle Ridge in March

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

In March, Saddle Ridge sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Saddle Ridge 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 Saddle Ridge peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saddle Ridge 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 Saddle Ridge is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1421 µg/m³Jan 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saddle Ridge?

Saddle Ridge sits at 51.1°N, 113.9°W, 1,094 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Taradale, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Saddle Ridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saddle Ridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 1,095 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,182 m.

The land around Saddle Ridge is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
2,182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Taradale 2.0 km · Coventry Hills 9.0 km · Panorama Hills 10 km · Evanston 13 km · Calgary 13 km · Beltline 14 km · Edgemont 14 km · Chestermere 14 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 Saddle Ridge (51.1326°, -113.9468°, elevation 1,094 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).