Average Snowfall for Quebec in March

The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during March at cities and towns in Quebec.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southern Quebec, South-Central Quebec, Western Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula, North Shore and Northern Quebec.

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.

Southern Quebec

March snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7 Drummondville 14.1 35.9
10 Granby 18.7 47.4
9 Montréal 14.2 36.2
11 Sherbrooke 19.0 48.2
6 Sorel - Tracy 12.8 32.4
6 St Hyacinthe 10.2 26.0
11 Thetford Mines 24.4 62.0

South-Central Quebec

Total amount of snow in March on average
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
5 Joliette 14.5 36.8
6 La Tuque 10.6 26.8
11 Québec City 18.3 46.4
11 Roberval 15.6 39.7
13 Saguenay 18.0 45.6
7 Trois-Rivières 17.2 43.6

Western Quebec

Average total snowfall in March
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7 Amos 14.8 37.7
7 Lachute 13.6 34.6
10 Maniwaki 12.6 32.0
7 Mont Laurier 13.1 33.3
8 St Donat 14.5 36.9
5 St Jerome 13.0 32.9
12 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 16.7 42.4
13 Val-D'or 17.4 44.3

Gaspé Peninsula

Average March snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
6 Caplan 12.4 31.5
12 Gaspé 28.3 71.8
12 Iles de la Madeleine 14.6 37.0
8 Rimouski 18.0 45.8
11 Ste-Anne-des-Monts 18.7 47.6

North Shore

March snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
11 Baie-Comeau 19.0 48.2
15 Blanc-Sablon 27.0 68.6
10 Fermont 16.7 42.5
14 Natashquan 26.7 67.7
17 Schefferville 21.5 54.7
12 Sept-Iles 22.8 57.8
7 Tadoussac 18.1 46.0

Northern Quebec

March snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
11 Inukjuak 7.0 17.8
15 Kuujjuaq 12.7 32.3
12 Kuujjuarapik 8.7 22.1
11 Radisson 11.3 28.6
Reference

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

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