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Toronto Weather in March

In March, Toronto averages a high of 5°C (41°F) and a low of -2°C (29°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2025).

5°C
Average high
41°F
-2°C
Average low
29°F
26°C
Record high
78°F · March 31, 1998
-23°C
Record low
-10°F · March 3, 2003

What March Is Like in Toronto

  • 5 of the 10 warmest Marches on record in Toronto have come since 2011.
  • Snow falls on about 6.4 days in a typical March.
  • March in Toronto has become 1.0°C (1.8°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • March is the least predictable month in Toronto: daytime highs vary more from day to day and year to year than in any other month.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 28% of March days, and the month averages 60 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Toronto, every March since 1971
0°C6°C12°C19801990200020102020March 1971: 2.3°CMarch 1972: 0.9°CMarch 1973: 7.4°CMarch 1974: 3.2°CMarch 1975: 2.4°CMarch 1976: 5.4°CMarch 1977: 7.7°CMarch 1978: 1.9°CMarch 1979: 6.4°CMarch 1980: 2.9°CMarch 1981: 5.4°CMarch 1982: 3.3°CMarch 1983: 5.0°CMarch 1984: 0.6°CMarch 1985: 5.4°CMarch 1986: 5.7°CMarch 1987: 7.2°CMarch 1988: 4.1°CMarch 1989: 2.3°CMarch 1990: 5.1°CMarch 1991: 5.8°CMarch 1992: 3.3°CMarch 1993: 2.8°CMarch 1994: 4.1°CMarch 1995: 6.8°CMarch 1996: 1.6°CMarch 1997: 3.4°CMarch 1998: 6.6°CMarch 1999: 4.9°CMarch 2000: 8.8°CMarch 2001: 3.7°CMarch 2002: 4.8°CMarch 2003: 4.7°CMarch 2004: 5.8°CMarch 2005: 3.2°CMarch 2006: 6.0°CMarch 2007: 5.2°CMarch 2008: 2.6°CMarch 2009: 5.5°CMarch 2010: 9.4°CMarch 2011: 4.3°CMarch 2012: 11.4°CMarch 2013: 4.7°CMarch 2014: 1.4°CMarch 2015: 3.0°CMarch 2016: 6.7°CMarch 2017: 2.9°CMarch 2018: 4.3°CMarch 2019: 3.6°CMarch 2020: 6.7°CMarch 2021: 9.0°CMarch 2022: 5.0°CMarch 2023: 5.0°CMarch 2024: 7.5°CMarch 2025: 9.2°C
Warmest: 2012 (11.4°C)Latest: 2025 (9.2°C)10-year averageLong-run average (4.9°C)

Look Up a Day in March

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

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Toronto (1971–2003); Toronto City (2002–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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