Trondheim weather in March

In March, Trondheim sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 15.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°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 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Trondheim's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trondheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -3°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 88 mm; 15.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:51 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Trondheim is city in Trøndelag, Norway.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 5.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 3,766/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~997 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical March day in Trondheim reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°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)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1

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

How March really feels in Trondheim

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.

Trondheim weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-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	0° / -5°	96	15.9	12.7	5.2	0.0
Feb	1° / -5°	84	14.2	11.9	8.1	0.0
Mar	4° / -3°	88	15.4	10.8	11.2	0.1
Apr	9° / 1°	67	13.6	5.4	14.5	1.6
May	13° / 5°	70	15.6	1.4	17.7	3.2
Jun	16° / 8°	95	15.6	0	19.8	4.3
Jul	19° / 11°	85	14.8	0	18.9	5.3
Aug	19° / 11°	99	14.9	0	15.9	5.1
Sep	14° / 7°	102	14.8	0	12.7	3.6
Oct	8° / 3°	87	15.2	2.8	9.4	1.3
Nov	3° / -1°	79	13.2	7.3	6.2	0.0
Dec	1° / -4°	94	15.3	10.7	4.2	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 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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	28	27	27	27	26	24	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	76	76	76	76	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Trondheim gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 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 55% on the wettest days, and about 11 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	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	49	49	49
Snow chance (%)	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	38
2	47	37
3	46	36
4	46	36
5	46	35
6	47	35
7	47	35
8	48	35
9	48	35
10	49	35
11	50	36
12	52	36
13	53	36
14	53	37
15	54	37
16	54	37
17	55	37
18	55	37
19	54	37
20	54	37
21	54	36
22	53	36
23	53	36
24	52	35
25	52	34
26	51	34
27	50	33
28	50	32
29	49	31
30	49	30
31	49	30

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 9 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	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 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 192 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 6:48 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)	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.1	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	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:43	7:40	7:37	7:33	7:30	7:26	7:23	7:19	7:16	7:12	7:09	7:05	7:02	6:58	6:55	6:51	6:48	6:44	6:41	6:37	6:34	6:30	6:27	6:23	6:20	6:16	6:13	6:09	6:05	6:02	5:58
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:23	5:26	5:29	5:32	5:35	5:38	5:41	5:44	5:47	5:50	5:53	5:56	5:59	6:02	6:05	6:08	6:11	6:13	6:16	6:19	6:22	6:25	6:28	6:31	6:34	6:37	6:40	6:43	6:45	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	7:43	5:20
2	9.7	7:40	5:23
3	9.8	7:37	5:26
4	9.9	7:33	5:29
5	10.0	7:30	5:32
6	10.1	7:26	5:35
7	10.3	7:23	5:38
8	10.4	7:19	5:41
9	10.5	7:16	5:44
10	10.6	7:12	5:47
11	10.7	7:09	5:50
12	10.8	7:05	5:53
13	10.9	7:02	5:56
14	11.0	6:58	5:59
15	11.1	6:55	6:02
16	11.2	6:51	6:05
17	11.3	6:48	6:08
18	11.4	6:44	6:11
19	11.5	6:41	6:13
20	11.7	6:37	6:16
21	11.8	6:34	6:19
22	11.9	6:30	6:22
23	12.0	6:27	6:25
24	12.1	6:23	6:28
25	12.2	6:20	6:31
26	12.3	6:16	6:34
27	12.4	6:13	6:37
28	12.5	6:09	6:40
29	12.6	6:05	6:43
30	12.7	6:02	6:45
31	12.8	5:58	6:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.92 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	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.7
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	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.2	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	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Trondheim?

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

6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trondheim.

What to pack for Trondheim in March

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

In March, Trondheim sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Trondheim in March

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 55 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near 5°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)	6	6	5	6	8	10	13	14	13	11	9	7
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	6	Bracing
Feb	6	Bracing
Mar	5	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	7	Bracing

UV index in Trondheim 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 Trondheim peaks around July 13 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	0	1	2	4	4	5	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	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Trondheim?

Trondheim sits at 63.4°N, 10.4°E, 18 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Stjørdalshalsen, 27 km away.

Topography around Trondheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trondheim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m.

The land around Trondheim is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (31%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (36%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

312 m

trees 33%

16 km

558 m

water 48%

80 km

1,431 m

grassland 37%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen

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

March weather nearby: Stjørdalshalsen 27 km · Levanger 57 km · Åre 134 km · Kristiansund 138 km · Molde 180 km · Östersund 214 km · Alesund 239 km · Lillehammer 257 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 Trondheim (63.4305°, 10.3951°, elevation 18 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	2	-5
2	2	-4
3	3	-4
4	3	-4
5	3	-4
6	3	-4
7	3	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	4	-3
11	4	-3
12	4	-3
13	4	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-3
17	4	-3
18	5	-3
19	5	-3
20	5	-3
21	5	-3
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	6	-2
27	6	-2
28	6	-2
29	6	-2
30	6	-2
31	6	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	38
2	47	37
3	46	36
4	46	36
5	46	35
6	47	35
7	47	35
8	48	35
9	48	35
10	49	35
11	50	36
12	52	36
13	53	36
14	53	37
15	54	37
16	54	37
17	55	37
18	55	37
19	54	37
20	54	37
21	54	36
22	53	36
23	53	36
24	52	35
25	52	34
26	51	34
27	50	33
28	50	32
29	49	31
30	49	30
31	49	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	38
2	47	37
3	46	36
4	46	36
5	46	35
6	47	35
7	47	35
8	48	35
9	48	35
10	49	35
11	50	36
12	52	36
13	53	36
14	53	37
15	54	37
16	54	37
17	55	37
18	55	37
19	54	37
20	54	37
21	54	36
22	53	36
23	53	36
24	52	35
25	52	34
26	51	34
27	50	33
28	50	32
29	49	31
30	49	30
31	49	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	38
2	47	37
3	46	36
4	46	36
5	46	35
6	47	35
7	47	35
8	48	35
9	48	35
10	49	35
11	50	36
12	52	36
13	53	36
14	53	37
15	54	37
16	54	37
17	55	37
18	55	37
19	54	37
20	54	37
21	54	36
22	53	36
23	53	36
24	52	35
25	52	34
26	51	34
27	50	33
28	50	32
29	49	31
30	49	30
31	49	30

	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