March is one of the cooler months of the year in Medicine Hat, with average highs near 6.4°C and lows around -4.9°C (mean 0.8°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 21 mm of rainfall and 67% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Medicine Hat. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Medicine Hat was 2010 — when the month averaged 5°C — while the coldest was 2002 at -7.7°C. Typical March days reach 6.4°C with nights near -4.9°C. The long-term March temperature trend is broadly flat.
March is about average for rainfall in Medicine Hat, averaging 21 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1987 with 38 mm, while the driest was 1992 at 3 mm.
Relative humidity in Medicine Hat during March averages 67%. The most humid March was 1983 at 75%, and the least humid was 1992 at 58%.
March receives about 3.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Medicine Hat. The sunniest March was 2002 at 4.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2014 at 3.
Average wind speed in Medicine Hat during March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest March was 2012 at 5.2 m/s, while the calmest was 1992 at 2.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 0.9°C | 0.9°C | 0.4°C | 1.0°C | 0.5°C | -0.4°C |
| Avg High | 6.2°C | 6.7°C | 6.0°C | 6.9°C | 5.9°C | -0.3°C |
| Avg Low | -4.5°C | -4.8°C | -5.2°C | -4.9°C | -5.0°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 27 mm | 20 mm | 19 mm | 21 mm | 15 mm | -12 mm |
March temperatures in Medicine Hat have stayed relatively stable across the record.
March has ranged from a record low of -30°C (2014) to a record high of 24.2°C (2004).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 21 mm, with a wettest year of 38 mm.
A good time to visit Medicine Hat
March is a good time to visit Medicine Hat, with days averaging 6.4°C and nights around -4.9°C (mean 0.8°C, cooler than Medicine Hat's yearly average) and low rainfall. July and August are marginally more temperate, but March still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.0°C | 1.9°C | -3.2°C | 14.0°C | -9.5°C | 10 mm | 74% | 3.2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 3.9°C | -1.4°C | -6.8°C | 18.2°C | -18.9°C | 24 mm | 68% | 3.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 2.7°C | -2.1°C | -6.9°C | 13.0°C | -12.1°C | 14 mm | 67% | 3.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 7.2°C | 1.4°C | -4.4°C | 19.7°C | -19.0°C | 17 mm | 64% | 4.1 m/s | 4 |
| 2021 | 10.2°C | 3.7°C | -2.7°C | 18.1°C | -10.5°C | 10 mm | 59% | 4.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 4.4°C | -0.8°C | -6.0°C | 16.0°C | -14.4°C | 14 mm | 66% | 4.2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 5.2°C | -1.4°C | -8.0°C | 20.0°C | -29.8°C | 8 mm | 71% | 3.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 5.1°C | -0.4°C | -6.0°C | 14.5°C | -15.0°C | 33 mm | 74% | 3.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 5.9°C | 0.3°C | -5.3°C | 20.0°C | -16.1°C | 21 mm | 71% | 4.1 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 9.9°C | 4.1°C | -1.7°C | 17.8°C | -5.9°C | 19 mm | 64% | 4 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 10.5°C | 3.8°C | -2.9°C | 20.5°C | -20.5°C | 21 mm | 68% | 3.9 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2014 | 2.1°C | -3.1°C | -8.3°C | 15.0°C | -30.0°C | 20 mm | 69% | 3.5 m/s | 3 |
| 2013 | 5.2°C | -0.5°C | -6.2°C | 15.3°C | -13.3°C | 34 mm | 68% | 3.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 9.8°C | 3.8°C | -2.1°C | 19.2°C | -12.7°C | 23 mm | 65% | 5.2 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2011 | 3.7°C | -1.7°C | -7.0°C | 12.7°C | -23.8°C | 21 mm | 75% | 3.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2010 🔥 | 11.7°C | 5.0°C | -1.8°C | 20.2°C | -5.9°C | 8 mm | 62% | 4 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 4.7°C | -1.2°C | -7.0°C | 17.3°C | -23.7°C | 8 mm | 64% | 4.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2008 | 6.3°C | 1.6°C | -3.2°C | 14.4°C | -7.5°C | 13 mm | 60% | 3.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 10.6°C | 4.2°C | -2.3°C | 18.7°C | -12.3°C | 11 mm | 64% | 4.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 5.2°C | 0.0°C | -5.2°C | 15.0°C | -14.0°C | 33 mm | 71% | 3.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 7.1°C | 1.7°C | -3.6°C | 20.7°C | -9.6°C | 27 mm | 68% | 3.9 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 9.4°C | 3.6°C | -2.2°C | 24.2°C | -7.4°C | 19 mm | 62% | 4.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 4.3°C | -1.9°C | -8.1°C | 19.9°C | -27.8°C | 15 mm | 69% | 3.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2002 ❄️ | -2.7°C | -7.7°C | -12.7°C | 14.4°C | -24.2°C | 28 mm | 73% | 3.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 8.1°C | 2.1°C | -3.8°C | 15.0°C | -13.2°C | 12 mm | 59% | 3.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2000 | 7.1°C | 1.7°C | -3.8°C | 16.7°C | -9.8°C | 25 mm | 67% | 3.9 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1999 | 9.1°C | 3.0°C | -3.1°C | 21.8°C | -11.3°C | 7 mm | 60% | 3.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 4.7°C | -0.6°C | -5.9°C | 16.5°C | -14.6°C | 30 mm | 67% | 3.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1997 | 5.3°C | -0.3°C | -6.0°C | 17.5°C | -17.2°C | 29 mm | 69% | 4.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1996 | 1.5°C | -3.7°C | -8.8°C | 14.4°C | -21.8°C | 16 mm | 69% | 3.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1995 | 5.8°C | 0.0°C | -5.8°C | 16.7°C | -21.3°C | 21 mm | 66% | 3.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1994 | 8.4°C | 2.9°C | -2.7°C | 18.8°C | -6.9°C | 5 mm | 65% | 4.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1993 | 6.6°C | 1.4°C | -3.9°C | 16.4°C | -16.1°C | 37 mm | 70% | 3.8 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1992 | 11.4°C | 4.6°C | -2.1°C | 18.0°C | -9.0°C | 3 mm | 58% | 2.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1991 | 6.3°C | 0.3°C | -5.7°C | 16.6°C | -19.3°C | 22 mm | 68% | 3.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1990 | 7.6°C | 1.5°C | -4.5°C | 18.3°C | -14.2°C | 26 mm | 66% | 3.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1989 | 3.2°C | -2.2°C | -7.6°C | 14.2°C | -21.7°C | 15 mm | 68% | 3.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1988 | 7.2°C | 2.3°C | -2.6°C | 16.6°C | -8.3°C | 19 mm | 62% | 4.1 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1987 🌧️ | 5.9°C | 0.8°C | -4.3°C | 18.1°C | -15.0°C | 38 mm | 74% | 3.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1986 | 10.4°C | 4.5°C | -1.4°C | 19.3°C | -7.7°C | 26 mm | 67% | 3.9 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.4°C | 0.9°C | -4.5°C | 16.9°C | -10.6°C | 20 mm | 65% | 3.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1984 | 5.1°C | -0.1°C | -5.3°C | 14.8°C | -14.7°C | 24 mm | 70% | 3.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1983 | 5.3°C | 0.4°C | -4.5°C | 15.2°C | -11.3°C | 36 mm | 75% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 3.1°C | -2.0°C | -7.0°C | 12.1°C | -18.0°C | 36 mm | 73% | 3.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 9.4°C | 3.2°C | -3.0°C | 18.0°C | -10.5°C | 33 mm | 64% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 6.4°C with lows near -4.9°C (mean 0.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 21 mm of rainfall in Medicine Hat, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 38 mm in 1987.
The hottest March reached 24.2°C in 2004. The coldest dipped to -30°C in 2014.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 5.9°C to 6.2°C and overnight lows from -4.9°C to -4.8°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Medicine Hat and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 6.4°C daytime highs and -4.9°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 5th coolest month in Medicine Hat, averaging 0.8°C.
For March in Medicine Hat, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 6.4°C and lows of -4.9°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 67% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 5.2 m/s (2012).
The wettest March on record was 1987 with 38 mm. On average, March sees 21 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Medicine Hat behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
