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The coolest places in North America in March: ranked by average high temperature

Nuuk tops the list at -8.8 °C in March. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in North America.

Top three in March: Nuuk (-8.8 °C) , Anchorage (-0.7 °C) , Winnipeg (-0.2 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 19 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Nuuk Greenland -8.8 °C -8.8 °C -15 °C 51 mm 8 227 h -0.1 °C
2 Anchorage United States -0.7 °C -0.7 °C -7.3 °C 50 mm 10 253 h -0.7 °C
3 Winnipeg Canada -0.2 °C -0.2 °C -10.0 °C 25 mm 6 269 h –
4 Saskatoon Canada 0.3 °C 0.3 °C -9.8 °C 18 mm 5 275 h –
5 Saint-Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.6 °C 0.6 °C -2.3 °C 124 mm 13 222 h 0.7 °C
6 Greater Sudbury Canada 0.7 °C 0.7 °C -9.0 °C 50 mm 8 260 h –
7 Québec Canada 1.1 °C 1.1 °C -7.7 °C 80 mm 10 249 h –
8 Edmonton Canada 1.2 °C 1.2 °C -8.8 °C 17 mm 5 275 h –
9 Regina Canada 1.4 °C 1.4 °C -9.1 °C 21 mm 5 275 h –
10 Montréal Canada 1.6 °C 1.6 °C -7.6 °C 73 mm 11 252 h –
11 Laval Canada 2.7 °C 2.7 °C -6.6 °C 72 mm 10 253 h –
12 Longueuil Canada 2.8 °C 2.8 °C -6.4 °C 74 mm 11 252 h –
13 Ottawa Canada 2.8 °C 2.8 °C -6.6 °C 71 mm 10 248 h –
14 Halifax Canada 2.9 °C 2.9 °C -3.3 °C 111 mm 11 239 h 0.7 °C
15 Milwaukee United States 3.5 °C 3.5 °C -2.7 °C 60 mm 9 262 h –
16 Oshawa Canada 3.6 °C 3.6 °C -3.8 °C 61 mm 10 257 h –
17 Toronto Canada 3.8 °C 3.8 °C -4.1 °C 57 mm 9 254 h –
18 Markham Canada 4.2 °C 4.2 °C -4.6 °C 59 mm 10 254 h –
19 Etobicoke Canada 4.3 °C 4.3 °C -3.9 °C 56 mm 9 254 h –
20 Hamilton Canada 4.4 °C 4.4 °C -3.2 °C 68 mm 10 251 h –
21 Kitchener Canada 4.5 °C 4.5 °C -5.3 °C 63 mm 9 248 h –
22 Buffalo United States 4.6 °C 4.6 °C -3.1 °C 76 mm 11 247 h –
23 Mississauga Canada 4.7 °C 4.7 °C -4.2 °C 63 mm 9 253 h –
24 Rochester United States 5.0 °C 5.0 °C -3.0 °C 79 mm 11 247 h –
25 London Canada 5.1 °C 5.1 °C -4.0 °C 69 mm 10 250 h –
26 Calgary Canada 5.2 °C 5.2 °C -7.2 °C 21 mm 5 290 h –
27 Minneapolis United States 5.6 °C 5.6 °C -4.4 °C 51 mm 7 260 h –
28 Detroit United States 6.5 °C 6.5 °C -2.2 °C 65 mm 9 255 h –
29 Grand Rapids United States 6.6 °C 6.6 °C -2.9 °C 63 mm 9 261 h –
30 Chicago United States 6.6 °C 6.6 °C -1.2 °C 70 mm 10 260 h –
31 Cleveland United States 6.7 °C 6.7 °C -1.2 °C 83 mm 12 246 h –
32 Worcester United States 6.7 °C 6.7 °C -2.5 °C 107 mm 10 251 h –
33 Madison United States 6.8 °C 6.8 °C -3.1 °C 61 mm 9 257 h –
34 Boston United States 7.1 °C 7.1 °C -1.9 °C 116 mm 10 248 h 3.5 °C
35 Sioux Falls United States 7.4 °C 7.4 °C -3.7 °C 48 mm 7 268 h –
36 Toledo United States 7.7 °C 7.7 °C -1.7 °C 72 mm 10 251 h –
37 Springfield United States 7.8 °C 7.8 °C -2.0 °C 101 mm 10 255 h –
38 Providence United States 7.8 °C 7.8 °C -1.1 °C 112 mm 10 249 h –
39 Aurora United States 8.6 °C 8.6 °C -1.1 °C 66 mm 9 250 h –
40 Akron United States 8.7 °C 8.7 °C -1.1 °C 90 mm 12 230 h –
41 Fort Wayne United States 8.8 °C 8.8 °C -1.0 °C 78 mm 10 244 h –
42 Queens United States 9.0 °C 9.0 °C 0.5 °C 108 mm 10 260 h 4.8 °C
43 The Bronx United States 9.0 °C 9.0 °C -0.3 °C 108 mm 10 259 h 4.8 °C
44 New York City United States 9.0 °C 9.0 °C -0.1 °C 106 mm 10 257 h 4.8 °C
45 Victoria Canada 9.3 °C 9.3 °C 4.4 °C 107 mm 15 245 h 8.2 °C
46 Vancouver Canada 9.4 °C 9.4 °C 3.0 °C 244 mm 19 224 h 7.9 °C
47 Staten Island United States 9.5 °C 9.5 °C 0.7 °C 107 mm 10 255 h 4.8 °C
48 Des Moines United States 9.6 °C 9.6 °C -1.1 °C 66 mm 9 258 h –
49 Burnaby Canada 9.8 °C 9.8 °C 2.3 °C 249 mm 19 223 h 7.9 °C
50 Richmond Canada 9.8 °C 9.8 °C 3.2 °C 243 mm 19 224 h 7.9 °C

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

February: top 5

  1. Nuuk -11 °C
  2. Winnipeg -8.3 °C
  3. Saskatoon -6.9 °C
  4. Regina -5.7 °C
  5. Greater Sudbury -5.3 °C

Full ranking for February

April: top 5

  1. Nuuk -2.4 °C
  2. Saint-Pierre 2.4 °C
  3. Anchorage 5.1 °C
  4. Halifax 7.4 °C
  5. Québec 8.4 °C

Full ranking for April

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in March, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in North America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.