Halmstad weather in March

In March, Halmstad sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Halmstad's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halmstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:36 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Halmstad is urban area in Halmstad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Halmstad reaches about 6°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 10°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
135-1
145-1
155-1
165-1
176-1
1860
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2060
2160
2260
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2880
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3080
3181

How March really feels in Halmstad

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Halmstad weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6812.24.87.20.0
Feb / -2°5410.44.99.10.0
Mar / -1°4810.4311.40.4
Apr11° / 4810.20.513.92.7
May16° / 6312.3016.14.8
Jun19° / 10°8213.1017.45.6
Jul21° / 13°9013.7016.95.9
Aug21° / 12°10215.4014.95.6
Sep16° / 7612.7012.54.7
Oct11° / 8414.10.3102.5
Nov / 67121.17.80.6
Dec / -0°7313.14.36.60.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92971
102971
113070
123169
133367
143367
153466
163565
173565
183466
193664
203664
213763
223862
233961
243961
254060
264060
274060
284258
294258
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Halmstad gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14018
24017
34016
43916
53915
63814
73814
83813
93713
103712
113711
123611
133610
143510
153410
16349
17339
18329
19328
20318
21308
22307
23307
24296
25296
26295
27295
28295
29304
30304
31314

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:165:28
210.37:135:30
310.47:115:32
410.47:085:34
510.57:065:36
610.67:035:39
710.77:005:41
810.86:585:43
910.86:555:45
1010.96:525:47
1111.06:505:50
1211.16:475:52
1311.26:445:54
1411.26:415:56
1511.36:395:58
1611.46:366:00
1711.56:336:03
1811.66:316:05
1911.76:286:07
2011.76:256:09
2111.86:226:11
2211.96:196:13
2312.06:176:15
2412.16:146:18
2512.16:116:20
2612.26:086:22
2712.36:066:24
2812.46:036:26
2912.56:006:28
3012.65:576:30
3112.65:556:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Halmstad?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Halmstad.

What to pack for Halmstad in March

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

In March, Halmstad sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Halmstad 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 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Halmstad in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Halmstad peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Halmstad?

Halmstad sits at 56.7°N, 12.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falkenberg, 34 km away.

Landskrona

Topography around Halmstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halmstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Halmstad is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Falkenberg 34 km · Ängelholm 48 km · Varberg 60 km · Ljungby 68 km · Helsingborg 71 km · Helsingør 73 km · Hässleholm 80 km · Landskrona 89 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Halmstad (56.6745°, 12.8568°, elevation 11 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).