Selfoss Weather in March
Selfoss in March
The short of it: Selfoss in March averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 120 mm · daylight 11 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Selfoss an average March high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 120 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 120 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 29 min in mid-March, 182 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Selfoss runs about middling and drier than most in March. Eyrarbakki, 11 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Selfoss, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 29 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EyrarbakkiSouth | 11 km SW | 4° | -1° | 133 mm |
| HveragerðiSouth | 12 km NW | 3° | -2° | 129 mm |
| ÞorlákshöfnSouth | 21 km WSW | 4° | -1° | 125 mm |
| HellaSouth | 31 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 114 mm |
| FlúðirSouth | 40 km NE | 4° | -1° | 96 mm |
| MosfellsbærCapital Region | 43 km NW | 4° | -1° | 99 mm |
| HvolsvöllurSouth | 43 km ESE | 5° | -1° | 117 mm |
| HafnarfjörðurCapital Region | 48 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 96 mm |