Weather in Quebec in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Quebec in March
Going from a maximum of +5°C during the day to a minimum of -14°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +1°C to +3°C.
Is Quebec warm or cold in March?
Quebec is typically cool in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -5°C to +1°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -13°C to -7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Quebec:
Climate in Quebec in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | +1°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -32°C | -28°C | -18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +20°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 40 mm | 89 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 71% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 6 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -5°C to +1°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 12 mm to 40 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 3 to 4.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Quebec is gradually decreasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Quebec?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Quebec in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+9°C) and the highest in 2010 (+12°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 618 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 44340 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Quebec
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Quebec, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.