Otta Weather in March
Otta in March
The short of it: Otta in March averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 11 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -6° · rain 21 mm · daylight 11 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Otta an average March high of 2°, a low of -6° and some 21 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 2°, nights near -6°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 32 min in mid-March, 165 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Otta runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Kvam, 14 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
March in Otta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h