Strand Weather in March
Strand in March
The short of it: Strand in March averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 100 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 100 mm · daylight 11 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Strand an average March high of 3°, a low of -1° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 3°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 100 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, Strand runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Sortland, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Strand, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SortlandNordland | 2 km W | 3° | -1° | 98 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 6 km SSE | 2° | -2° | 106 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 26 km SW | 1° | -2° | 102 mm |
| MyreNordland | 28 km NNW | 3° | -2° | 109 mm |
| BorkenesTroms | 30 km ENE | 2° | -3° | 125 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 34 km SW | 1° | -3° | 105 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 39 km SE | 2° | -3° | 127 mm |
| HarstadTroms | 45 km ENE | 2° | -3° | 117 mm |