Alta Weather in March
Alta in March
The short of it: Alta in March averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 29 mm · daylight 11 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
March in Alta brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -8°, with about 29 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about -1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 18 min in mid-March, 255 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Alta runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Øksfjord, 46 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
March in Alta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 46 km NW | -1° | -5° | 46 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 65 km E | -1° | -9° | 29 mm |
| RypefjordFinnmark | 76 km N | -1° | -7° | 68 mm |
| HammerfestFinnmark | 79 km N | -1° | -7° | 68 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 88 km W | 2° | -2° | 40 mm |
| StorslettTroms | 89 km WSW | 0° | -4° | 38 mm |
| KárášjohkaFinnmark | 102 km ESE | -3° | -14° | 17 mm |
| KautokeinoFinnmark | 107 km S | -4° | -13° | 16 mm |