Flam weather in March

In March, Flam sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 138 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Flam's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
4th coldest
Precipitation
138 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:02 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
75%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical March day in Flam reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-7
2-3-7
3-3-7
4-3-7
5-3-7
6-2-7
7-2-7
8-2-7
9-2-7
10-2-7
11-2-7
12-2-6
13-2-6
14-2-6
15-1-6
16-1-6
17-1-6
18-1-6
19-1-6
20-1-6
21-1-6
22-1-6
23-1-6
24-1-5
250-5
260-5
270-5
280-5
290-5
300-5
310-5

How March really feels in Flam

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Flam weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°17418.219.46.20.0
Feb-4° / -8°14215.316.98.50.0
Mar-1° / -6°13815.917.311.30.0
Apr / -3°9314.313.714.20.0
May / 8915.39.3170.8
Jun12° / 12017.61.918.62.5
Jul15° / 127190.117.93.5
Aug14° / 12817.70.215.53.3
Sep10° / 14616.93.712.61.7
Oct / -1°15917.711.79.70.1
Nov-1° / -5°15516.816.370.0
Dec-3° / -7°17317.718.55.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
41981
51981
62080
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
122377
132476
142476
152575
162575
172674
182674
192773
202773
212773
222872
232872
242872
252872
263070
273070
283070
293070
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Flam gets around 138 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 17 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15461
25461
35360
45360
55360
65359
75359
85359
95359
105358
115358
125358
135358
145358
155357
165257
175256
185256
195155
205155
215154
225154
235053
245052
255052
265051
275051
285051
295051
305151
315152

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 168 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:495:41
210.07:465:43
310.17:435:46
410.17:405:49
510.27:375:51
610.37:345:54
710.47:315:57
810.57:275:59
910.67:246:02
1010.77:216:05
1110.87:186:07
1210.97:156:10
1311.07:126:12
1411.17:096:15
1511.27:056:18
1611.37:026:20
1711.46:596:23
1811.56:566:25
1911.66:536:28
2011.76:496:31
2111.86:466:33
2211.96:436:36
2312.06:406:38
2412.16:376:41
2512.26:336:44
2612.36:306:46
2712.46:276:49
2812.56:246:51
2912.66:216:54
3012.76:176:56
3112.76:146:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 2.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Flam?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Flam.

What to pack for Flam in March

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

In March, Flam sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Flam in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flam peaks around June 16 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Flam?

Flam sits at 60.9°N, 7.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Bergen, 111 km away.

AlesundHaugesundKongsbergGjøvik

Topography around Flam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flam has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m around an average of 590 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,805 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,337 m.

The land around Flam is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and moss and lichen (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and moss and lichen (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,383 m
16 km
1,805 m
80 km
2,337 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Bergen 111 km · Nesttun 114 km · Ytrebygda 118 km · Lillehammer 183 km · Alesund 186 km · Haugesund 191 km · Kongsberg 193 km · Gjøvik 194 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Flam (60.8626°, 7.1131°, elevation 0 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. 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).