White Rock weather in March

In March, White Rock sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 179 mm of precipitation across 18.1 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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 White Rock's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see White Rock's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 179 mm; 18.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:34 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; out of 10

White Rock is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Density: 4,614/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1957

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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in White Rock reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°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)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How March really feels in White Rock

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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.

White Rock 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	7° / 2°	226	18.6	3	8.5	0.6
Feb	8° / 3°	138	14.7	2.3	9.8	1.3
Mar	11° / 4°	179	18.1	1.1	11.6	2.1
Apr	14° / 6°	129	14.7	0	13.4	3.4
May	17° / 9°	85	10.8	0	15	5.4
Jun	19° / 12°	60	9.2	0	15.9	6.2
Jul	23° / 14°	33	5.1	0	15.6	7.8
Aug	23° / 14°	50	5.7	0	14.2	7.8
Sep	20° / 11°	86	8.9	0	12.4	6.5
Oct	14° / 8°	174	15.3	0	10.5	3.6
Nov	9° / 4°	252	18.8	1	8.9	1.5
Dec	6° / 2°	212	18.2	3.4	8.1	0.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	32	32	32	32	30
Cloudier (%)	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	69	69	67	67	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	67	68	68	68	68	70

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

White Rock gets around 179 mm of rain and snow over 18.1 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	55	54
Snow chance (%)	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	8
2	53	7
3	54	7
4	55	7
5	55	7
6	56	6
7	57	6
8	57	6
9	58	5
10	59	5
11	59	5
12	59	5
13	60	4
14	60	4
15	60	4
16	60	3
17	60	3
18	60	3
19	60	3
20	60	2
21	59	2
22	59	2
23	58	2
24	58	2
25	57	1
26	56	1
27	56	1
28	55	1
29	55	1
30	55	1
31	54	1

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	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 7:05 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	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6	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)	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:05	5:44
2	10.7	7:03	5:45
3	10.8	7:01	5:47
4	10.8	6:59	5:48
5	10.9	6:57	5:50
6	10.9	6:55	5:52
7	11.0	6:53	5:53
8	11.1	6:51	5:55
9	11.1	6:49	5:56
10	11.2	6:47	5:58
11	11.2	6:45	6:00
12	11.3	6:43	6:01
13	11.4	6:41	6:03
14	11.4	6:39	6:04
15	11.5	6:36	6:06
16	11.6	6:34	6:07
17	11.6	6:32	6:09
18	11.7	6:30	6:10
19	11.7	6:28	6:12
20	11.8	6:26	6:14
21	11.9	6:24	6:15
22	11.9	6:21	6:17
23	12.0	6:19	6:18
24	12.0	6:17	6:20
25	12.1	6:15	6:21
26	12.2	6:13	6:23
27	12.2	6:10	6:24
28	12.3	6:08	6:26
29	12.4	6:06	6:27
30	12.4	6:04	6:29
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 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3 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)	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8
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	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for White Rock

In seasonPeak

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

White Rock'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 White Rock?

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

2.1

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 White Rock.

What to pack for White Rock in March

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

In March, White Rock sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near White Rock 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 17 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	9	12	14	15	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	9	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	15	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in White Rock 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 White Rock 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 White Rock?

White Rock sits at 49.0°N, 122.8°W, 67 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is South Surrey, 3.0 km away.

Topography around White Rock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around White Rock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,279 m.

The land around White Rock is covered by water (43%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

150 m

water 43%

16 km

179 m

water 37%

80 km

3,279 m

trees 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: South Surrey 3.0 km · Surrey 10 km · Cloverdale 11 km · Newton 13 km · Langley 13 km · Strawberry Hill 14 km · Willoughby 14 km · Fleetwood 16 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 White Rock (49.0205°, -122.7951°, elevation 67 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	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	10	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	10	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	11	4
18	11	4
19	11	4
20	11	4
21	11	4
22	11	4
23	11	4
24	12	4
25	12	5
26	12	5
27	12	5
28	12	5
29	12	5
30	12	5
31	12	5

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	8
2	53	7
3	54	7
4	55	7
5	55	7
6	56	6
7	57	6
8	57	6
9	58	5
10	59	5
11	59	5
12	59	5
13	60	4
14	60	4
15	60	4
16	60	3
17	60	3
18	60	3
19	60	3
20	60	2
21	59	2
22	59	2
23	58	2
24	58	2
25	57	1
26	56	1
27	56	1
28	55	1
29	55	1
30	55	1
31	54	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	8
2	53	7
3	54	7
4	55	7
5	55	7
6	56	6
7	57	6
8	57	6
9	58	5
10	59	5
11	59	5
12	59	5
13	60	4
14	60	4
15	60	4
16	60	3
17	60	3
18	60	3
19	60	3
20	60	2
21	59	2
22	59	2
23	58	2
24	58	2
25	57	1
26	56	1
27	56	1
28	55	1
29	55	1
30	55	1
31	54	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	8
2	53	7
3	54	7
4	55	7
5	55	7
6	56	6
7	57	6
8	57	6
9	58	5
10	59	5
11	59	5
12	59	5
13	60	4
14	60	4
15	60	4
16	60	3
17	60	3
18	60	3
19	60	3
20	60	2
21	59	2
22	59	2
23	58	2
24	58	2
25	57	1
26	56	1
27	56	1
28	55	1
29	55	1
30	55	1
31	54	1

	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