Strathroy weather in March

In March, Strathroy sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Strathroy's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strathroy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 68 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:47 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.5; out of 10

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Strathroy reaches about 5°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 -3°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°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)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	3	-6
6	3	-6
7	3	-6
8	3	-6
9	4	-5
10	4	-5
11	4	-5
12	4	-5
13	5	-4
14	5	-4
15	5	-4
16	5	-4
17	6	-3
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	6	-3
21	7	-2
22	7	-2
23	7	-2
24	7	-2
25	8	-1
26	8	-1
27	8	-1
28	8	-1
29	9	-1
30	9	0
31	9	0

How March really feels in Strathroy

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

12 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Strathroy weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -8°	70	11.8	9.4	9.2	0.0
Feb	-0° / -8°	57	9.5	8.2	10.2	0.0
Mar	5° / -4°	68	11	5.7	11.6	0.5
Apr	13° / 2°	91	12.3	2.3	13.1	3.2
May	19° / 8°	99	12.7	0	14.4	5.6
Jun	24° / 14°	100	12	0	15.1	6.5
Jul	26° / 16°	98	12.2	0	14.8	6.4
Aug	25° / 15°	85	10.8	0	13.8	6.7
Sep	22° / 11°	86	10.2	0	12.3	6.6
Oct	14° / 6°	86	11.7	0.2	10.8	4.2
Nov	7° / 0°	77	11	3.8	9.5	1.0
Dec	2° / -5°	66	11.2	8.2	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 67%.

	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 (%)	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	68	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Strathroy gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 36% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	40
Snow chance (%)	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	27
2	38	26
3	38	26
4	38	25
5	38	25
6	37	24
7	37	23
8	37	23
9	36	22
10	36	21
11	35	21
12	35	20
13	34	19
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	17
17	34	16
18	33	16
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	14
22	34	14
23	34	14
24	35	14
25	35	14
26	36	14
27	37	14
28	38	14
29	38	14
30	39	14
31	40	14

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:43 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)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:13	6:07
2	10.9	7:11	6:08
3	11.0	7:09	6:09
4	11.0	7:08	6:11
5	11.1	7:06	6:12
6	11.1	7:04	6:13
7	11.2	7:03	6:14
8	11.2	7:01	6:15
9	11.3	6:59	6:17
10	11.3	6:58	6:18
11	11.4	6:56	6:19
12	11.4	6:54	6:20
13	11.5	6:52	6:22
14	11.5	6:51	6:23
15	11.6	6:49	6:24
16	11.6	6:47	6:25
17	11.7	6:45	6:26
18	11.7	6:43	6:28
19	11.8	6:42	6:29
20	11.8	6:40	6:30
21	11.9	6:38	6:31
22	11.9	6:36	6:32
23	12.0	6:34	6:34
24	12.0	6:33	6:35
25	12.1	6:31	6:36
26	12.1	6:29	6:37
27	12.2	6:27	6:38
28	12.2	6:25	6:40
29	12.3	6:23	6:41
30	12.3	6:22	6:42
31	12.4	6:20	6:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.92 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)	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Strathroy?

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

0.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Strathroy.

What to pack for Strathroy in March

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

In March, Strathroy sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Strathroy in March

The nearest coast averages about 1°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 42 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Sep 20 — about 2.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	2	1	1	4	10	17	22	23	21	16	11	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	1	Bracing
Mar	1	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	11	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Strathroy in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Strathroy peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	9	9	7	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Strathroy?

Strathroy sits at 43.0°N, 81.6°W, 229 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is London, 32 km away.

Topography around Strathroy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strathroy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Strathroy is covered by cropland (37%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

cropland 37%

16 km

92 m

cropland 72%

80 km

241 m

cropland 53%

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

March weather nearby: London 32 km · St. Thomas 41 km · Sarnia 64 km · Port Huron 65 km · Stratford 71 km · Woodstock 74 km · Tillsonburg 74 km · Chatham 76 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

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 Strathroy (42.9551°, -81.6223°, elevation 229 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	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	3	-6
6	3	-6
7	3	-6
8	3	-6
9	4	-5
10	4	-5
11	4	-5
12	4	-5
13	5	-4
14	5	-4
15	5	-4
16	5	-4
17	6	-3
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	6	-3
21	7	-2
22	7	-2
23	7	-2
24	7	-2
25	8	-1
26	8	-1
27	8	-1
28	8	-1
29	9	-1
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	27
2	38	26
3	38	26
4	38	25
5	38	25
6	37	24
7	37	23
8	37	23
9	36	22
10	36	21
11	35	21
12	35	20
13	34	19
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	17
17	34	16
18	33	16
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	14
22	34	14
23	34	14
24	35	14
25	35	14
26	36	14
27	37	14
28	38	14
29	38	14
30	39	14
31	40	14

	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	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	3	-6
6	3	-6
7	3	-6
8	3	-6
9	4	-5
10	4	-5
11	4	-5
12	4	-5
13	5	-4
14	5	-4
15	5	-4
16	5	-4
17	6	-3
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	6	-3
21	7	-2
22	7	-2
23	7	-2
24	7	-2
25	8	-1
26	8	-1
27	8	-1
28	8	-1
29	9	-1
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	27
2	38	26
3	38	26
4	38	25
5	38	25
6	37	24
7	37	23
8	37	23
9	36	22
10	36	21
11	35	21
12	35	20
13	34	19
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	17
17	34	16
18	33	16
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	14
22	34	14
23	34	14
24	35	14
25	35	14
26	36	14
27	37	14
28	38	14
29	38	14
30	39	14
31	40	14

	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	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	3	-6
6	3	-6
7	3	-6
8	3	-6
9	4	-5
10	4	-5
11	4	-5
12	4	-5
13	5	-4
14	5	-4
15	5	-4
16	5	-4
17	6	-3
18	6	-3
19	6	-3
20	6	-3
21	7	-2
22	7	-2
23	7	-2
24	7	-2
25	8	-1
26	8	-1
27	8	-1
28	8	-1
29	9	-1
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	27
2	38	26
3	38	26
4	38	25
5	38	25
6	37	24
7	37	23
8	37	23
9	36	22
10	36	21
11	35	21
12	35	20
13	34	19
14	34	18
15	34	18
16	34	17
17	34	16
18	33	16
19	33	15
20	33	15
21	33	14
22	34	14
23	34	14
24	35	14
25	35	14
26	36	14
27	37	14
28	38	14
29	38	14
30	39	14
31	40	14

	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