Harstad weather in March

In March, Harstad sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 15.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of March to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Harstad's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 0°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -6°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 101 mm; 15.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:34 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Harstad is city in Harstad municipality, Norway.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 1,854/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1904

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

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical March day in Harstad reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than 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)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Avg low (°C)	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-1	-7
2	-1	-7
3	-1	-7
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	-1	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-6
10	0	-6
11	0	-6
12	0	-6
13	0	-6
14	0	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	2	-4

How March really feels in Harstad

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

17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Harstad weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -8°	108	15	15	1.4	0.0
Feb	-3° / -8°	94	14.2	14.7	6.7	0.0
Mar	0° / -6°	101	15.8	16	11	0.0
Apr	4° / -2°	78	14.6	11.9	15.3	0.1
May	9° / 3°	88	16	4.9	20.4	1.5
Jun	13° / 7°	91	15.4	0.2	24	2.9
Jul	16° / 10°	99	14.8	0	22.9	4.1
Aug	15° / 9°	102	16.1	0	17.3	3.8
Sep	11° / 6°	121	17.1	1.1	12.9	2.2
Oct	5° / 1°	116	16.9	6.9	8.6	0.4
Nov	2° / -3°	95	15.2	10.9	3.4	0.0
Dec	-1° / -6°	111	16	15.2	0	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

	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 (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	29	30
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	71	71	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Harstad gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52
Snow chance (%)	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	48
2	47	48
3	47	48
4	47	48
5	47	48
6	47	48
7	48	48
8	48	49
9	49	49
10	50	50
11	50	51
12	51	51
13	52	52
14	52	52
15	53	53
16	53	53
17	53	53
18	53	54
19	54	54
20	54	54
21	54	54
22	54	55
23	54	55
24	54	55
25	54	54
26	54	54
27	53	54
28	53	54
29	53	53
30	53	53
31	52	52

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of March to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 252 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 6:31 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)	8.9	9.0	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.6	9.7	9.9	10.0	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.6	10.7	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.7	11.8	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.4	12.5	12.7	12.8	12.9	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:41	7:36	7:32	7:27	7:23	7:18	7:14	7:09	7:05	7:00	6:56	6:52	6:47	6:43	6:38	6:34	6:29	6:25	6:20	6:16	6:11	6:07	6:02	5:58	5:53	5:49	5:44	5:40	5:36	5:31	5:27
Sunset (PM)	4:33	4:38	4:42	4:46	4:50	4:54	4:58	5:02	5:06	5:10	5:14	5:18	5:22	5:25	5:29	5:33	5:37	5:41	5:45	5:49	5:53	5:56	6:00	6:04	6:08	6:12	6:16	6:20	6:23	6:27	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.9	7:41	4:33
2	9.0	7:36	4:38
3	9.2	7:32	4:42
4	9.3	7:27	4:46
5	9.4	7:23	4:50
6	9.6	7:18	4:54
7	9.7	7:14	4:58
8	9.9	7:09	5:02
9	10.0	7:05	5:06
10	10.2	7:00	5:10
11	10.3	6:56	5:14
12	10.4	6:52	5:18
13	10.6	6:47	5:22
14	10.7	6:43	5:25
15	10.9	6:38	5:29
16	11.0	6:34	5:33
17	11.1	6:29	5:37
18	11.3	6:25	5:41
19	11.4	6:20	5:45
20	11.5	6:16	5:49
21	11.7	6:11	5:53
22	11.8	6:07	5:56
23	12.0	6:02	6:00
24	12.1	5:58	6:04
25	12.2	5:53	6:08
26	12.4	5:49	6:12
27	12.5	5:44	6:16
28	12.7	5:40	6:20
29	12.8	5:36	6:23
30	12.9	5:31	6:27
31	13.1	5:27	6:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.66 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)	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.9	Dim
2	1.0	Dim
3	1.0	Dim
4	1.0	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.1	Dim
7	1.2	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.3	Dim
11	1.4	Dim
12	1.4	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	2.0	Dim
23	2.0	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Harstad?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Harstad.

What to pack for Harstad in March

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

In March, Harstad sees daytime highs around 0°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

Sea temperature near Harstad in March

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in March near 3°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)	5	4	3	4	6	9	11	12	11	9	7	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	5	Bracing
Feb	4	Bracing
Mar	3	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	6	Bracing
Jun	9	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	9	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Harstad 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 Harstad peaks around July 14 at about 4 (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 2 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Harstad?

Harstad sits at 68.8°N, 16.5°E, 1 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Lofoten, 102 km away.

Topography around Harstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harstad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,766 m.

The land around Harstad is covered by trees (47%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (45%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

338 m

trees 47%

16 km

983 m

water 52%

80 km

1,766 m

water 45%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen

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

March weather nearby: Lofoten 102 km · Tromso 134 km · Tromsdalen 136 km · Kiruna 184 km · Bodø 191 km · Alta 294 km · Mo i Rana 294 km · Levi 357 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

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 Harstad (68.7983°, 16.5417°, 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	-1	-7
2	-1	-7
3	-1	-7
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	-1	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-6
10	0	-6
11	0	-6
12	0	-6
13	0	-6
14	0	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	2	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	48
2	47	48
3	47	48
4	47	48
5	47	48
6	47	48
7	48	48
8	48	49
9	49	49
10	50	50
11	50	51
12	51	51
13	52	52
14	52	52
15	53	53
16	53	53
17	53	53
18	53	54
19	54	54
20	54	54
21	54	54
22	54	55
23	54	55
24	54	55
25	54	54
26	54	54
27	53	54
28	53	54
29	53	53
30	53	53
31	52	52

	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	-1	-7
2	-1	-7
3	-1	-7
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	-1	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-6
10	0	-6
11	0	-6
12	0	-6
13	0	-6
14	0	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	2	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	48
2	47	48
3	47	48
4	47	48
5	47	48
6	47	48
7	48	48
8	48	49
9	49	49
10	50	50
11	50	51
12	51	51
13	52	52
14	52	52
15	53	53
16	53	53
17	53	53
18	53	54
19	54	54
20	54	54
21	54	54
22	54	55
23	54	55
24	54	55
25	54	54
26	54	54
27	53	54
28	53	54
29	53	53
30	53	53
31	52	52

	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	-1	-7
2	-1	-7
3	-1	-7
4	-1	-7
5	-1	-7
6	-1	-7
7	-1	-7
8	0	-7
9	0	-6
10	0	-6
11	0	-6
12	0	-6
13	0	-6
14	0	-6
15	1	-6
16	1	-5
17	1	-5
18	1	-5
19	1	-5
20	1	-5
21	1	-5
22	1	-5
23	1	-5
24	1	-5
25	1	-5
26	2	-5
27	2	-5
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	2	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	48
2	47	48
3	47	48
4	47	48
5	47	48
6	47	48
7	48	48
8	48	49
9	49	49
10	50	50
11	50	51
12	51	51
13	52	52
14	52	52
15	53	53
16	53	53
17	53	53
18	53	54
19	54	54
20	54	54
21	54	54
22	54	55
23	54	55
24	54	55
25	54	54
26	54	54
27	53	54
28	53	54
29	53	53
30	53	53
31	52	52

	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