Sortland Weather in March
Sortland in March
The short of it: Sortland in March averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -1° · rain 98 mm · daylight 11 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Sortland an average March high of 3°, a low of -1° and some 98 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 3°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 20 min in mid-March, 235 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Sortland runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Strand, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in Sortland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrandNordland | 2 km E | 3° | -1° | 100 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 7 km SE | 2° | -2° | 106 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 25 km SW | 1° | -2° | 102 mm |
| MyreNordland | 28 km NNW | 3° | -2° | 109 mm |
| BorkenesTroms | 32 km ENE | 2° | -3° | 125 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 33 km SW | 1° | -3° | 105 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 40 km SE | 2° | -3° | 127 mm |
| HarstadTroms | 47 km ENE | 2° | -3° | 117 mm |