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Montreal Weather in March

In March, Montreal averages a high of 3°C (37°F) and a low of -5°C (23°F), from 56 years of daily records (1971–2026).

3°C
Average high
37°F
-5°C
Average low
23°F
26°C
Record high
79°F · March 21, 2012
-25°C
Record low
-13°F · March 12, 1984

What March Is Like in Montreal

  • The coldest March reading, -25°C (-13°F) on March 12, 1984, has not been matched in 42 years.
  • Snow falls on about 8.9 days in a typical March.
  • On average, 23 nights in March drop below freezing.
  • March in Montreal has become 0.6°C (1.1°F) warmer on average: the 2012–2026 average against 1970–1989.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 37% of March days, and the month averages 83 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Montreal, every March since 1971
-3°C3°C9°C19801990200020102020March 1971: 0.4°CMarch 1972: -0.9°CMarch 1973: 6.4°CMarch 1974: 1.1°CMarch 1975: 0.7°CMarch 1976: 2.2°CMarch 1977: 5.5°CMarch 1978: -0.2°CMarch 1979: 5.3°CMarch 1980: 2.8°CMarch 1981: 4.0°CMarch 1982: 2.0°CMarch 1983: 3.6°CMarch 1984: -1.9°CMarch 1985: 2.7°CMarch 1986: 3.2°CMarch 1987: 5.2°CMarch 1988: 2.2°CMarch 1989: 0.7°CMarch 1990: 3.3°CMarch 1991: 3.3°CMarch 1992: -0.2°CMarch 1993: 1.5°CMarch 1994: 1.3°CMarch 1995: 4.8°CMarch 1996: 1.8°CMarch 1997: 1.7°CMarch 1998: 3.6°CMarch 1999: 2.7°CMarch 2000: 5.8°CMarch 2001: 1.2°CMarch 2002: 1.9°CMarch 2003: 1.7°CMarch 2004: 4.0°CMarch 2005: 1.2°CMarch 2006: 3.0°CMarch 2007: 2.3°CMarch 2008: 0.6°CMarch 2009: 3.7°CMarch 2010: 7.6°CMarch 2011: 2.4°CMarch 2012: 8.0°CMarch 2013: 3.2°CMarch 2014: -1.4°CMarch 2015: 0.4°CMarch 2016: 4.2°CMarch 2017: -0.2°CMarch 2018: 2.4°CMarch 2019: 1.3°CMarch 2020: 4.5°CMarch 2021: 5.6°CMarch 2022: 2.4°CMarch 2023: 3.0°CMarch 2024: 5.9°CMarch 2025: 5.6°CMarch 2026: 5.0°C
Warmest: 2012 (8.0°C)Latest: 2026 (5.0°C)10-year averageLong-run average (2.7°C)

Look Up a Day in March

See the weather in Montreal on any March date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Mctavish (1994–2026); Montreal Mcgill (1971–1993); Montreal/St-Hubert A (1979–2009). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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