Lofoten weather in March

In March, Lofoten sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 17 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. 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 9 hours at the start of March to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lofoten's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lofoten's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 2°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 101 mm; 17 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:41 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 6th clearest
Wind: 26 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Lofoten is town in Vågan Municipality, Norway.

Density: 1,992/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1918

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 2°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lofoten reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°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	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Avg low (°C)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

How March really feels in Lofoten

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.

Lofoten weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-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	2° / -1°	121	17.8	13.5	1.8	0.0
Feb	1° / -2°	104	16.3	12.6	6.9	0.0
Mar	2° / -1°	101	17	13	11	0.0
Apr	4° / 2°	76	14	6.7	15.2	0.0
May	7° / 5°	62	12.4	1.1	19.9	0.8
Jun	10° / 8°	61	10.9	0	24	2.2
Jul	13° / 11°	68	10.8	0	22.4	3.5
Aug	13° / 11°	90	13.2	0	17.1	3.4
Sep	11° / 9°	137	16.5	0	12.8	2.2
Oct	7° / 5°	164	18.4	2.2	8.7	0.9
Nov	5° / 3°	156	19.1	7.3	3.9	0.0
Dec	3° / 1°	144	18.8	10.5	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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

	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 (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30
Cloudier (%)	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	70	70

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lofoten gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 17 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 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds climb 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 (%)	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58
Snow chance (%)	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	43
2	52	43
3	51	43
4	51	42
5	51	42
6	51	42
7	51	41
8	52	41
9	52	41
10	53	42
11	54	42
12	55	42
13	55	43
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	43
20	58	43
21	58	43
22	59	43
23	59	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	59	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	41

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 26 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of March to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 240 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 6:38 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)	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.4	9.5	9.7	9.8	9.9	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.5	10.6	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.6	11.7	11.8	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.8	12.9	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:46	7:41	7:37	7:33	7:28	7:24	7:20	7:15	7:11	7:07	7:02	6:58	6:54	6:49	6:45	6:41	6:36	6:32	6:28	6:23	6:19	6:15	6:10	6:06	6:02	5:57	5:53	5:48	5:44	5:40	5:35
Sunset (PM)	4:44	4:48	4:52	4:56	5:00	5:04	5:08	5:12	5:15	5:19	5:23	5:27	5:31	5:34	5:38	5:42	5:46	5:50	5:53	5:57	6:01	6:05	6:08	6:12	6:16	6:19	6:23	6:27	6:31	6:34	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	7:46	4:44
2	9.1	7:41	4:48
3	9.2	7:37	4:52
4	9.4	7:33	4:56
5	9.5	7:28	5:00
6	9.7	7:24	5:04
7	9.8	7:20	5:08
8	9.9	7:15	5:12
9	10.1	7:11	5:15
10	10.2	7:07	5:19
11	10.3	7:02	5:23
12	10.5	6:58	5:27
13	10.6	6:54	5:31
14	10.8	6:49	5:34
15	10.9	6:45	5:38
16	11.0	6:41	5:42
17	11.2	6:36	5:46
18	11.3	6:32	5:50
19	11.4	6:28	5:53
20	11.6	6:23	5:57
21	11.7	6:19	6:01
22	11.8	6:15	6:05
23	12.0	6:10	6:08
24	12.1	6:06	6:12
25	12.2	6:02	6:16
26	12.4	5:57	6:19
27	12.5	5:53	6:23
28	12.6	5:48	6:27
29	12.8	5:44	6:31
30	12.9	5:40	6:34
31	13.0	5:35	6:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.51 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)	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	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	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.8	Dim
2	0.9	Dim
3	0.9	Dim
4	0.9	Dim
5	1.0	Dim
6	1.0	Dim
7	1.1	Dim
8	1.1	Dim
9	1.1	Dim
10	1.2	Dim
11	1.2	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.3	Dim
14	1.4	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	2.0	Dim
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lofoten?

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 Lofoten.

What to pack for Lofoten in March

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

In March, Lofoten sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lofoten in March

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 13°C and coldest in March near 4°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	4	4	6	10	12	13	11	10	8	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	4	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	6	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Lofoten 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 Lofoten 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 Lofoten?

Lofoten sits at 68.2°N, 14.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Harstad, 102 km away.

Topography around Lofoten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lofoten has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m.

The land around Lofoten is covered by water (52%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (56%), grassland (21%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

599 m

water 52%

16 km

1,033 m

water 56%

80 km

1,332 m

water 67%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

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

March weather nearby: Harstad 102 km · Bodø 106 km · Mo i Rana 214 km · Tromso 235 km · Tromsdalen 237 km · Kiruna 239 km · Alta 395 km · Boden 408 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 Lofoten (68.2342°, 14.5683°, 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. 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	-1
2	1	-1
3	1	-1
4	1	-1
5	1	-1
6	1	-1
7	1	-1
8	1	-1
9	1	-1
10	1	-1
11	1	-1
12	2	-1
13	2	-1
14	2	-1
15	2	-1
16	2	-1
17	2	-1
18	2	0
19	2	0
20	2	0
21	2	0
22	2	0
23	2	0
24	2	0
25	2	0
26	2	0
27	2	0
28	2	0
29	2	0
30	2	0
31	2	0

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	43
2	52	43
3	51	43
4	51	42
5	51	42
6	51	42
7	51	41
8	52	41
9	52	41
10	53	42
11	54	42
12	55	42
13	55	43
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	43
20	58	43
21	58	43
22	59	43
23	59	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	59	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	41

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	43
2	52	43
3	51	43
4	51	42
5	51	42
6	51	42
7	51	41
8	52	41
9	52	41
10	53	42
11	54	42
12	55	42
13	55	43
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	43
20	58	43
21	58	43
22	59	43
23	59	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	59	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	41

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	43
2	52	43
3	51	43
4	51	42
5	51	42
6	51	42
7	51	41
8	52	41
9	52	41
10	53	42
11	54	42
12	55	42
13	55	43
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	58	43
20	58	43
21	58	43
22	59	43
23	59	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	59	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	41

	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