Tórshavn weather in March

In March, Tórshavn sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 17.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tórshavn's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tórshavn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 6°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 93 mm; 17.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:59 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 8th clearest
Wind: 32 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.2; out of 10

Tórshavn is capital of the Faroe Islands.

Density: 113/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~901 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tórshavn reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	6	3
9	6	3
10	6	3
11	6	3
12	6	3
13	6	3
14	6	3
15	6	4
16	6	4
17	6	4
18	6	4
19	6	4
20	6	4
21	6	4
22	6	4
23	6	4
24	6	4
25	6	4
26	6	4
27	6	4
28	6	4
29	6	4
30	6	4
31	6	4

How March really feels in Tórshavn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tórshavn weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 4°	122	19.6	2.9	5.8	0.3
Feb	6° / 3°	95	16.7	3.4	8.3	0.2
Mar	6° / 3°	93	17.9	2.8	11.3	0.2
Apr	6° / 4°	67	13.9	1.3	14.3	0.5
May	8° / 6°	54	11.8	0.2	17.2	1.1
Jun	9° / 8°	46	8.9	0	19.1	1.8
Jul	11° / 9°	53	11.4	0	18.3	2.3
Aug	11° / 10°	68	11.9	0	15.7	2.6
Sep	11° / 9°	94	15	0	12.6	2.1
Oct	9° / 7°	117	18.2	0.1	9.6	1.4
Nov	7° / 5°	119	19.2	1.2	6.7	0.8
Dec	6° / 4°	125	19.1	3	4.9	0.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	23	23
Cloudier (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tórshavn gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 17.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 57% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52
Snow chance (%)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	13
2	58	13
3	58	13
4	59	12
5	59	12
6	60	12
7	60	12
8	60	11
9	61	11
10	61	11
11	61	11
12	61	11
13	61	10
14	60	10
15	60	10
16	59	9
17	59	9
18	58	9
19	57	8
20	57	8
21	56	8
22	56	8
23	55	7
24	54	7
25	54	7
26	54	7
27	53	7
28	53	6
29	52	6
30	52	6
31	52	6

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 32 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 30 km/h on the calmest days to 33 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	33	windy
2	33	windy
3	33	windy
4	33	windy
5	33	windy
6	33	windy
7	33	windy
8	33	windy
9	33	windy
10	33	windy
11	32	windy
12	32	windy
13	32	windy
14	32	windy
15	32	windy
16	32	windy
17	32	windy
18	32	windy
19	32	windy
20	31	windy
21	31	windy
22	31	windy
23	31	windy
24	31	windy
25	31	windy
26	31	windy
27	31	windy
28	30	windy
29	30	windy
30	30	windy
31	30	windy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 180 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 6:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:48	7:45	7:41	7:38	7:35	7:32	7:28	7:25	7:22	7:19	7:15	7:12	7:09	7:05	7:02	6:59	6:55	6:52	6:49	6:45	6:42	6:39	6:35	6:32	6:29	6:25	6:22	6:19	6:15	6:12	6:09
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:36	5:39	5:41	5:44	5:47	5:50	5:53	5:55	5:58	6:01	6:04	6:06	6:09	6:12	6:15	6:17	6:20	6:23	6:26	6:28	6:31	6:34	6:37	6:39	6:42	6:45	6:47	6:50	6:53	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:48	5:33
2	9.9	7:45	5:36
3	10.0	7:41	5:39
4	10.1	7:38	5:41
5	10.2	7:35	5:44
6	10.3	7:32	5:47
7	10.4	7:28	5:50
8	10.5	7:25	5:53
9	10.6	7:22	5:55
10	10.7	7:19	5:58
11	10.8	7:15	6:01
12	10.9	7:12	6:04
13	11.0	7:09	6:06
14	11.1	7:05	6:09
15	11.2	7:02	6:12
16	11.3	6:59	6:15
17	11.4	6:55	6:17
18	11.5	6:52	6:20
19	11.6	6:49	6:23
20	11.7	6:45	6:26
21	11.8	6:42	6:28
22	11.9	6:39	6:31
23	12.0	6:35	6:34
24	12.1	6:32	6:37
25	12.2	6:29	6:39
26	12.3	6:25	6:42
27	12.4	6:22	6:45
28	12.5	6:19	6:47
29	12.6	6:15	6:50
30	12.7	6:12	6:53
31	12.8	6:09	6:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.4	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	2.0	Dim
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tórshavn?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tórshavn.

What to pack for Tórshavn in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Tórshavn sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreakera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Tórshavn in March

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 10°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	7	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	9	Bracing
Jul	10	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Tórshavn in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tórshavn peaks around July 14 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	4	5	3	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Tórshavn?

Tórshavn sits at 62.0°N, 6.8°W, 1 m above sea level, in Faroe Islands. The nearest listed city is Isle of Lewis, 422 km away.

Topography around Tórshavn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tórshavn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tórshavn has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Tórshavn is covered by grassland (42%) and water (39%) within 3 km, water (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

345 m

grassland 42%

16 km

765 m

water 70%

80 km

887 m

water 87%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Tórshavn year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Isle of Lewis 422 km · Elgin 522 km · Inverness 524 km · Peterhead 573 km · Fort William 585 km · Aberdeen 601 km · Nigg 604 km · Vik 642 km

Faroe Islands travel facts

Power plugs: Type C / E / F / K; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 94% of US; price level, 2024
GDP per capita: $74,175; 2024
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tórshavn (62.0097°, -6.7716°, elevation 1 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	6	3
9	6	3
10	6	3
11	6	3
12	6	3
13	6	3
14	6	3
15	6	4
16	6	4
17	6	4
18	6	4
19	6	4
20	6	4
21	6	4
22	6	4
23	6	4
24	6	4
25	6	4
26	6	4
27	6	4
28	6	4
29	6	4
30	6	4
31	6	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	13
2	58	13
3	58	13
4	59	12
5	59	12
6	60	12
7	60	12
8	60	11
9	61	11
10	61	11
11	61	11
12	61	11
13	61	10
14	60	10
15	60	10
16	59	9
17	59	9
18	58	9
19	57	8
20	57	8
21	56	8
22	56	8
23	55	7
24	54	7
25	54	7
26	54	7
27	53	7
28	53	6
29	52	6
30	52	6
31	52	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	6	3
9	6	3
10	6	3
11	6	3
12	6	3
13	6	3
14	6	3
15	6	4
16	6	4
17	6	4
18	6	4
19	6	4
20	6	4
21	6	4
22	6	4
23	6	4
24	6	4
25	6	4
26	6	4
27	6	4
28	6	4
29	6	4
30	6	4
31	6	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	13
2	58	13
3	58	13
4	59	12
5	59	12
6	60	12
7	60	12
8	60	11
9	61	11
10	61	11
11	61	11
12	61	11
13	61	10
14	60	10
15	60	10
16	59	9
17	59	9
18	58	9
19	57	8
20	57	8
21	56	8
22	56	8
23	55	7
24	54	7
25	54	7
26	54	7
27	53	7
28	53	6
29	52	6
30	52	6
31	52	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	6	3
9	6	3
10	6	3
11	6	3
12	6	3
13	6	3
14	6	3
15	6	4
16	6	4
17	6	4
18	6	4
19	6	4
20	6	4
21	6	4
22	6	4
23	6	4
24	6	4
25	6	4
26	6	4
27	6	4
28	6	4
29	6	4
30	6	4
31	6	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	13
2	58	13
3	58	13
4	59	12
5	59	12
6	60	12
7	60	12
8	60	11
9	61	11
10	61	11
11	61	11
12	61	11
13	61	10
14	60	10
15	60	10
16	59	9
17	59	9
18	58	9
19	57	8
20	57	8
21	56	8
22	56	8
23	55	7
24	54	7
25	54	7
26	54	7
27	53	7
28	53	6
29	52	6
30	52	6
31	52	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100