Oslo Weather in March
Oslo in March
The short of it: Oslo in March averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -2° · rain 41 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & April
March in Oslo brings afternoons near 6° and nights around -2°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 6°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 34 min in mid-March, 152 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Oslo runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Ensjø, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in Oslo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EnsjøOslo | 2 km E | 5° | -2° | 41 mm |
| LysakerAkershus | 6 km W | 5° | -2° | 41 mm |
| NesoddtangenAkershus | 7 km SW | 5° | -2° | 40 mm |
| BillingstadAkershus | 15 km WSW | 5° | -3° | 49 mm |
| StrømmenAkershus | 15 km ENE | 4° | -4° | 48 mm |
| GreverudAkershus | 16 km SSE | 5° | -2° | 42 mm |
| SkuiAkershus | 17 km W | 4° | -3° | 46 mm |
| RotnesAkershus | 17 km NNE | 4° | -4° | 52 mm |