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March Weather at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. Canada

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 48°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 58°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 2°F, from 38°F to 40°F, rarely falling below 31°F or exceeding 46°F.

For reference, on July 31, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. typically range from 54°F to 67°F, while on January 2, the coldest day of the year, they range from 37°F to 45°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Average High and Low Temperature in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°FFebAprMar 148°FMar 148°F38°F38°FMar 3152°FMar 3152°F40°F40°FMar 1149°FMar 1149°F39°F39°FMar 2151°FMar 2151°F39°F39°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Average Hourly Temperature in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Tuam, Ireland (4,431 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. (view comparison).

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The month of March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 65% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is March 9, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 36% of the time.

For reference, on January 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 70%, while on August 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 75%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Cloud Cover Categories in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 135%Mar 135%Mar 3135%Mar 3135%Mar 1136%Mar 1136%Mar 2135%Mar 2135%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Esquimalt Harbour, B. C., the chance of a wet day over the course of March is decreasing, starting the month at 45% and ending it at 41%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 58% on November 17, and its lowest chance is 7% on July 28.

Over the course of March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C., the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 42% to 39%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Probability of Precipitation in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%FebAprMar 145%Mar 145%Mar 3141%Mar 3141%Mar 1144%Mar 1144%Mar 2144%Mar 2144%NowNowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is decreasing, starting the month at 4.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.0 inches or falls below 1.6 inches, and ending the month at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.0 inches or falls below 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in8 in8 inFebAprMar 14.2 inMar 14.2 inMar 313.2 inMar 313.2 inMar 114.0 inMar 114.0 inMar 213.6 inMar 213.6 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C., the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 47 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 33 seconds, and weekly increase of 24 minutes, 51 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 5 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 52 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 1912 hr, 9 minMar 1912 hr, 9 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 5 minMar 111 hr, 5 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is 6:37 AM on March 9 and the latest sunrise is 58 minutes later at 7:35 AM on March 10.

The earliest sunset is 5:58 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 45 minutes later at 7:43 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 3:00 AM on March 10, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:12 AM and sets 16 hours, 7 minutes later, at 9:18 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:02 AM and sets 8 hours, 19 minutes later, at 4:21 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr6:37 AM6:37 AMMar 96:11 PMMar 96:11 PM6:52 AM6:52 AMMar 317:43 PMMar 317:43 PM7:13 AM7:13 AMMar 217:29 PMMar 217:29 PMMar 10DSTMar 10DSTSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr0010102020203030405000010102020303040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 93:00 PMFeb 93:00 PMFeb 244:31 AMFeb 244:31 AMMar 101:01 AMMar 101:01 AMMar 2512:01 AMMar 2512:01 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 234:50 PMApr 234:50 PM7:55 AM7:55 AM5:12 PM5:12 PM5:01 PM5:01 PM7:32 AM7:32 AM7:58 AM7:58 AM8:02 PM8:02 PM7:13 PM7:13 PM7:19 AM7:19 AM6:35 AM6:35 AM8:21 PM8:21 PM8:27 PM8:27 PM6:10 AM6:10 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
71%-8:58 AMWSW-4:24 AMS246,668 mi
2
61%1:02 AMSE9:23 AMSW-5:13 AMS243,782 mi
3
50%2:16 AMSE9:57 AMSW-6:06 AMS240,365 mi
4
40%3:26 AMSE10:44 AMSW-7:05 AMS236,561 mi
5
29%4:27 AMSE11:48 AMSW-8:08 AMS232,600 mi
6
19%5:15 AMSE1:06 PMSW-9:11 AMS228,800 mi
7
10%5:51 AMSE2:34 PMWSW-10:12 AMS225,523 mi
8
4%6:18 AMESE4:04 PMWSW-11:11 AMS223,127 mi
9
0%6:40 AMESE5:34 PMWSW-12:06 PMS221,894 mi
10
0%7:58 AME8:02 PMW-4:00 AMNE221,780 mi
11
4%8:15 AME9:29 PMW-2:48 PMS223,351 mi
12
10%8:33 AMENE10:56 PMWNW-3:38 PMS225,864 mi
13
18%8:52 AMENE--4:30 PMS229,225 mi
14
28%-12:22 AMWNW9:16 AMNE5:24 PMS233,083 mi
15
39%-1:45 AMNW9:47 AMNE6:19 PMS237,084 mi
16
50%-3:01 AMNW10:28 AMNE7:15 PMS240,917 mi
17
60%-4:06 AMNW11:20 AMNE8:10 PMS244,344 mi
18
70%-4:57 AMNW12:22 PMNE9:03 PMS247,211 mi
19
78%-5:34 AMNW1:30 PMNE9:52 PMS249,443 mi
20
86%-6:02 AMNW2:41 PMENE10:38 PMS251,030 mi
21
92%-6:23 AMWNW3:51 PMENE11:21 PMS252,007 mi
22
94%-6:40 AMWNW5:00 PMENE--
23
96%-6:54 AMWNW6:07 PME12:01 AMS252,430 mi
24
99%-7:07 AMW7:13 PME12:40 AMS252,365 mi
25
100%-7:19 AMW8:20 PME1:18 AMS251,864 mi
26
99%-7:32 AMWSW9:28 PMESE1:57 AMS250,963 mi
27
96%-7:47 AMWSW10:39 PMESE2:38 AMS249,678 mi
28
91%-8:04 AMWSW11:51 PMSE3:22 AMS248,005 mi
29
85%-8:26 AMSW-4:09 AMS245,932 mi
30
76%1:05 AMSE8:56 AMSW-5:01 AMS243,453 mi
31
67%2:16 AMSE9:38 AMSW-5:57 AMS240,588 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 18, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is gradually decreasing during March, decreasing from 6.9 miles per hour to 6.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on December 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour, while on September 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. during March is predominantly out of the east from March 1 to March 16 and the west from March 16 to March 31.

Wind Direction in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Wind Direction in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.EWMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is essentially constant during March, remaining within 1°F of 47°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Average Water Temperature in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313144°F44°F45°F45°F46°F46°F47°F47°F48°F48°F49°F49°F50°F50°F51°F51°F52°F52°FFebAprMar 146°FMar 146°FMar 3147°FMar 3147°FMar 1146°FMar 1146°FMar 2147°FMar 2147°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. typically lasts for 8.1 months (248 days), from around March 22 to around November 25, rarely starting before February 16 or after April 16, and rarely ending before October 31 or after January 1.

The month of March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 20% to 66% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 120%Mar 120%66%Mar 3166%Mar 31Mar 1133%Mar 1133%Mar 2148%Mar 2148%90%Apr 1690%Apr 16Feb 1610%Feb 1610%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. are essentially constant during March, remaining within 5°F of 10°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 2.4 kWh to 3.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C.Mar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFebAprMar 12.4 kWhMar 12.4 kWhMar 313.7 kWhMar 313.7 kWhMar 112.9 kWhMar 112.9 kWhMar 213.3 kWhMar 213.3 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. are 48.433 deg latitude, -123.433 deg longitude, and 3 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 253 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 46 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,047 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,874 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. is covered by water (51%) and artificial surfaces (36%), within 10 miles by water (47%) and trees (25%), and within 50 miles by water (43%) and trees (42%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Esquimalt Harbour, B. C., based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Esquimalt Harbour, B. C. has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Victoria Harbour, Victoria Automatic Weather Reporting System, Victoria University, Malahat Automatic Weather Reporting System, Discovery Island, Victoria International Airport, William R Fairchild International Airport, and Friday Harbor Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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