Canada
Niagara Falls in March
🌷 SpringCold and some showers.
🎒 Pack: winter coat, gloves & hat
Why March scores 8.1What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.8
- !Cold (4.9°C highs / -2.2°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point -2.1°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~51 mm rain)
- Air quality9.4
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~9 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.5
- ·Normal precautions
| Mar | Sep | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.1 Very good | 9.5 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🍂 Autumn |
| High / low | 5° / -2° | 24° / 16° |
| Rain | 51 mm | 64 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt -2° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsMarch 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Good Friday 26–28 Mar · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore Niagara FallsEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA Canadian border city beside the Horseshoe Falls, the most powerful of the three Niagara waterfalls, also a base for the Niagara wine region.
No major events on our calendar for March.
Coming up later
Canada DayEvery year1 July every year
Canada's national day, with fireworks over the falls.
Why go: Very crowded along the parkway in the evening.
Where: Queen Victoria Park
Niagara Grape and Wine FestivalDate variesUsually September
A harvest festival with a parade and winery events.
Why go: Weekend winery tours book up.
Where: St. Catharines and wineries across the region
Winter Festival of LightsDate variesUsually mid-November to early January
Light displays along the river and around the falls.
Why go: Best seen after dark; dress warmly.
Where: Niagara Parkway and Queen Victoria Park
Horseshoe Falls and Table Rock
A viewpoint at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls along the Niagara Parkway.
Niagara City Cruises
Boat trips into the mist at the base of the falls.
💡 Boats run only in the warmer months, roughly spring to autumn.
Journey Behind the Falls
Tunnels and observation decks behind and beside the Horseshoe Falls.
Niagara Parks Power Station
A restored hydroelectric plant with exhibits and a tunnel out to the river.
White Water Walk
A boardwalk beside the Class 6 rapids of the Niagara Gorge.
Niagara-on-the-Lake
A historic town nearby surrounded by wineries.
Icewine
A sweet wine made from grapes frozen on the vine, a Niagara speciality.
Niagara wines
Rieslings, Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from the Niagara Peninsula.
💡 Wineries around Niagara-on-the-Lake and the Niagara Escarpment
Butter tarts
Small pastry tarts with a sweet, gooey filling, an Ontario classic.
Fresh fruit
Peaches, cherries and other fruit grown on the peninsula.
💡 Roadside farm stands in summer
Icewine
Half bottles of Niagara icewine.
💡 Winery shops
Maple syrup
Canadian maple syrup and maple sweets.
Niagara wine
Bottles from local VQA wineries.