Otepää Weather in March
Otepää in March
The short of it: Otepää in March averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 33 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -5° · rain 33 mm · daylight 11 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Otepää an average March high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 33 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 3°; nights run about -5°. It is the driest month of the year, only 33 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 36 min in mid-March, 141 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Otepää runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Puka, 16 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Otepää, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PukaValgamaa | 16 km W | 3° | -5° | 34 mm |
| KäärdiTartu | 17 km NNW | 3° | -5° | 32 mm |
| KanepiPõlvamaa | 17 km ESE | 3° | -5° | 33 mm |
| RõnguTartu | 18 km WNW | 3° | -5° | 33 mm |
| ElvaTartu | 19 km NNW | 3° | -5° | 32 mm |
| Vana-AntslaVõrumaa | 21 km S | 3° | -5° | 34 mm |
| Suure-KambjaTartu | 22 km NE | 3° | -5° | 31 mm |
| KambjaTartu | 23 km NNE | 3° | -5° | 31 mm |