Ski Weather in March
Ski in March
The short of it: Ski in March averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -3° · rain 45 mm · daylight 11 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Ski an average March high of 5°, a low of -3° and some 45 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 5°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 35 min in mid-March, 151 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 April and July.
Against its neighbours, Ski runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Greverud, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Ski, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h