Molde weather in March

In March, Molde sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 138 mm of precipitation across 17.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Molde's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Molde's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 138 mm; 17.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:04 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Molde is town in Molde Municipality, Norway.

Density: 2,468/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1614

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 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical March day in Molde reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0

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

How March really feels in Molde

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.

Molde weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-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° / -2°	159	17.9	13.2	5.5	0.0
Feb	3° / -3°	143	16.4	12.7	8.2	0.0
Mar	5° / -1°	138	17.8	12.1	11.2	0.1
Apr	9° / 2°	100	14.5	6.5	14.4	1.5
May	12° / 5°	99	15.8	2.3	17.4	2.9
Jun	15° / 8°	117	15.9	0	19.4	3.7
Jul	17° / 11°	114	15.8	0	18.6	4.7
Aug	17° / 11°	142	17.1	0	15.8	4.5
Sep	14° / 8°	174	17.2	0	12.7	3.3
Oct	9° / 4°	155	16.9	3.1	9.5	1.5
Nov	5° / 1°	136	15.6	7.2	6.5	0.1
Dec	2° / -2°	164	18.3	12.4	4.6	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	77

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Molde gets around 138 mm of rain and snow over 17.8 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 58% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 12 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 (%)	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	53	53
Snow chance (%)	43	43	42	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	42
4	56	41
5	56	40
6	56	39
7	56	39
8	56	39
9	57	39
10	57	39
11	58	39
12	59	40
13	60	40
14	60	41
15	61	41
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	61	42
19	61	42
20	61	42
21	60	41
22	59	41
23	59	40
24	58	40
25	57	39
26	56	38
27	55	37
28	55	36
29	54	35
30	53	34
31	53	33

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 186 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 7:01 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)	9.7	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	11.5	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)	7:54	7:51	7:48	7:44	7:41	7:38	7:34	7:31	7:28	7:24	7:21	7:17	7:14	7:11	7:07	7:04	7:00	6:57	6:53	6:50	6:47	6:43	6:40	6:36	6:33	6:29	6:26	6:22	6:19	6:16	6:12
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:38	5:41	5:44	5:47	5:50	5:53	5:55	5:58	6:01	6:04	6:07	6:10	6:13	6:15	6:18	6:21	6:24	6:27	6:30	6:32	6:35	6:38	6:41	6:44	6:47	6:49	6:52	6:55	6:58	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:54	5:35
2	9.8	7:51	5:38
3	9.9	7:48	5:41
4	10.0	7:44	5:44
5	10.1	7:41	5:47
6	10.2	7:38	5:50
7	10.3	7:34	5:53
8	10.4	7:31	5:55
9	10.5	7:28	5:58
10	10.6	7:24	6:01
11	10.7	7:21	6:04
12	10.8	7:17	6:07
13	10.9	7:14	6:10
14	11.0	7:11	6:13
15	11.1	7:07	6:15
16	11.2	7:04	6:18
17	11.3	7:00	6:21
18	11.5	6:57	6:24
19	11.6	6:53	6:27
20	11.7	6:50	6:30
21	11.8	6:47	6:32
22	11.9	6:43	6:35
23	12.0	6:40	6:38
24	12.1	6:36	6:41
25	12.2	6:33	6:44
26	12.3	6:29	6:47
27	12.4	6:26	6:49
28	12.5	6:22	6:52
29	12.6	6:19	6:55
30	12.7	6:16	6:58
31	12.8	6:12	7:01

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 0.09 kWh/m² to a high of 4.76 kWh/m² in May 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	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	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	1.7	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	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	2.6	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Molde?

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

0.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Molde.

What to pack for Molde in March

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

In March, Molde sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Molde in March

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near 6°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	6	6	6	8	11	13	14	14	12	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	6	Bracing
Mar	6	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Molde 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 Molde peaks around June 22 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 4 months of the year.

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

Location & terrain

Where is Molde?

Molde sits at 62.7°N, 7.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Kristiansund, 50 km away.

Topography around Molde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Molde has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Molde is covered by water (45%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, water (47%), trees (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (41%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

518 m

water 45%

16 km

965 m

water 47%

80 km

1,995 m

water 41%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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

March weather nearby: Kristiansund 50 km · Alesund 59 km · Trondheim 180 km · Stjørdalshalsen 206 km · Flam 208 km · Levanger 236 km · Lillehammer 250 km · Bergen 278 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 Molde (62.7375°, 7.1591°, elevation 3 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	4	-2
2	4	-2
3	4	-2
4	4	-2
5	4	-2
6	4	-2
7	4	-2
8	4	-2
9	4	-2
10	5	-1
11	5	-1
12	5	-1
13	5	-1
14	5	-1
15	5	-1
16	5	-1
17	5	-1
18	5	-1
19	5	-1
20	5	-1
21	5	-1
22	5	-1
23	6	-1
24	6	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	6	-1
28	6	-1
29	6	0
30	6	0
31	6	0

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	42
4	56	41
5	56	40
6	56	39
7	56	39
8	56	39
9	57	39
10	57	39
11	58	39
12	59	40
13	60	40
14	60	41
15	61	41
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	61	42
19	61	42
20	61	42
21	60	41
22	59	41
23	59	40
24	58	40
25	57	39
26	56	38
27	55	37
28	55	36
29	54	35
30	53	34
31	53	33

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	42
4	56	41
5	56	40
6	56	39
7	56	39
8	56	39
9	57	39
10	57	39
11	58	39
12	59	40
13	60	40
14	60	41
15	61	41
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	61	42
19	61	42
20	61	42
21	60	41
22	59	41
23	59	40
24	58	40
25	57	39
26	56	38
27	55	37
28	55	36
29	54	35
30	53	34
31	53	33

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	42
4	56	41
5	56	40
6	56	39
7	56	39
8	56	39
9	57	39
10	57	39
11	58	39
12	59	40
13	60	40
14	60	41
15	61	41
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	61	42
19	61	42
20	61	42
21	60	41
22	59	41
23	59	40
24	58	40
25	57	39
26	56	38
27	55	37
28	55	36
29	54	35
30	53	34
31	53	33

	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