Murmansk weather in March

In March, Murmansk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of March to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Murmansk's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murmansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
4th coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:28 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
75%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Murmansk is city in the northwest of Russia.

Density
1,913/km²
people per km²
Founded
1916

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical March day in Murmansk reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-12
2-5-11
3-5-11
4-4-11
5-4-11
6-4-11
7-4-11
8-3-10
9-3-10
10-3-10
11-3-10
12-3-10
13-2-10
14-2-9
15-2-9
16-2-9
17-2-9
18-2-9
19-2-9
20-1-9
21-1-9
22-1-9
23-1-9
24-1-9
25-1-9
26-1-8
27-1-8
280-8
290-8
300-8
310-8

How March really feels in Murmansk

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Murmansk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -14°247.89.21.20.0
Feb-7° / -13°206.67.86.60.0
Mar-2° / -10°278.110.1110.0
Apr / -4°339.38.815.30.0
May / 5012.45.120.61.3
Jun13° / 6512.50.7243.3
Jul17° / 6912.70234.9
Aug15° / 6212.1017.44.1
Sep10° / 5512.20.412.92.1
Oct / -1°5412.16.68.50.1
Nov-3° / -7°298.28.23.20.0
Dec-5° / -11°278.79.800.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152575
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312674

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Murmansk gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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92632
102632
112632
122632
132632
142732
152732
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202733
212733
222733
232733
242733
252733
262733
272733
282733
292632
302632
312632

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 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 258 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:35 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:355:26
29.08:315:30
39.18:265:35
49.38:225:39
59.48:175:43
69.68:135:47
79.78:085:51
89.98:045:55
910.07:595:59
1010.17:556:03
1110.37:506:07
1210.47:466:11
1310.67:416:15
1410.77:376:19
1510.87:326:23
1611.07:286:27
1711.17:236:31
1811.37:196:35
1911.47:146:39
2011.57:106:42
2111.77:056:46
2211.87:016:50
2312.06:566:54
2412.16:526:58
2512.26:477:02
2612.46:437:06
2712.56:387:10
2812.76:347:13
2912.86:297:17
3012.96:257:21
3113.16:207:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.8Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Murmansk?

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 Murmansk.

What to pack for Murmansk in March

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

In March, Murmansk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Murmansk in March

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 10°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Murmansk 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 Murmansk 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Murmansk?

Murmansk sits at 69.0°N, 33.1°E, 75 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Severomorsk, 17 km away.

Topography around Murmansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murmansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m.

The land around Murmansk is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (35%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (32%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
606 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Severomorsk 17 km · Polyarnyy 29 km · Olenegorsk 92 km · Zapolyarnyy 104 km · Monchegorsk 115 km · Nikel 124 km · Kirovsk 152 km · Apatity 155 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Murmansk (68.9678°, 33.0992°, elevation 75 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).