Ørsta Weather in March
Ørsta in March
The short of it: Ørsta in March averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 182 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 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 5° · low -1° · rain 182 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Ørsta an average March high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 182 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 182 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 31 min in mid-March, 168 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, Ørsta runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Volda, 7 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Ørsta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 22 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VoldaMøre og Romsdal | 7 km SSW | 5° | -1° | 183 mm |
| HareidMøre og Romsdal | 20 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 162 mm |
| UlsteinvikMøre og Romsdal | 22 km NW | 5° | 0° | 167 mm |
| LarsnesMøre og Romsdal | 29 km W | 6° | 0° | 162 mm |
| SkarbøvikMøre og Romsdal | 30 km N | 6° | 1° | 125 mm |
| IkornnesMøre og Romsdal | 30 km NE | 5° | 1° | 162 mm |
| ÅlesundMøre og Romsdal | 30 km N | 5° | 1° | 142 mm |
| NordfjordeidVestland | 33 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 214 mm |