Average Snowfall for Nova Scotia in March

The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during March at cities, towns and parks in Nova Scotia.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of Nova Scotia: Cape Breton Island, Northern and Eastern Shores, South Shore and the Annapolis Valley.

The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Cape Breton Island

March snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7 Baddeck 19.2 48.9
10 Cheticamp 20.1 51.1
11 Ingonish Beach 28.3 71.8
6 Louisbourg 16.2 41.2
9 Port Hawkesbury 15.5 39.3
11 Sydney 19.0 48.1

Northern & Eastern Shores

Total amount of snow in March on average
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
9 Pictou 19.6 49.9
6 Pugwash 14.0 35.5
7 Sable Island 8.7 22.1
5 Stillwater - Sherbrooke 11.4 28.9

South Shore

Average total snowfall in March
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7 Bridgewater 14.7 37.4
4 Halifax 12.3 31.2
4 Liverpool - Milton 11.3 28.6
8 Yarmouth 11.8 29.9

Annapolis Valley

Average March snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7 Amherst - Nappan 19.6 49.9
5 Annapolis Royal 10.8 27.3
6 Kejimkujik National Park 14.4 36.5
8 Kentville 17.8 45.2
8 Parrsboro 17.9 45.5
8 Truro 16.0 40.7
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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