Kiruna weather in March

In March, Kiruna sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Kiruna's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiruna's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -3°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -11°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 24 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:18 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Kiruna is urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1900

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 -6°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kiruna reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°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)	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0
Avg low (°C)	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9

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

How March really feels in Kiruna

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

31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kiruna weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-9° / -15°	31	7.8	9.7	2.1	0.0
Feb	-8° / -15°	26	7.4	8.9	7	0.0
Mar	-3° / -11°	24	7	8.9	11	0.0
Apr	2° / -6°	28	6.9	7.1	15.1	0.0
May	8° / 0°	55	9.9	5.1	19.6	1.3
Jun	14° / 6°	80	13	0.3	23.9	3.5
Jul	17° / 9°	111	15	0	22.1	4.7
Aug	15° / 7°	80	13.6	0	17	4.0
Sep	10° / 3°	64	10.8	1.5	12.8	1.9
Oct	2° / -3°	48	9.7	6.8	8.7	0.0
Nov	-4° / -9°	39	9.3	10	4.2	0.0
Dec	-6° / -13°	36	9.4	10.6	0.1	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	30	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	37	37	37	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	42	42	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40
Cloudier (%)	70	69	69	68	67	67	65	65	63	63	63	61	61	60	60	58	57	57	58	58	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kiruna gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 9 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 (%)	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22
Snow chance (%)	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	25

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

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 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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

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 7:21 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 6:15 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	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.6	9.7	9.8	10.0	10.1	10.2	10.4	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)	7:21	7:17	7:13	7:09	7:04	7:00	6:56	6:52	6:47	6:43	6:39	6:35	6:30	6:26	6:22	6:18	6:13	6:09	6:05	6:00	5:56	5:52	5:48	5:43	5:39	5:35	5:30	5:26	5:22	5:18	5:13
Sunset (PM)	4:23	4:27	4:31	4:35	4:39	4:43	4:46	4:50	4:54	4:58	5:01	5:05	5:09	5:13	5:16	5:20	5:24	5:27	5:31	5:35	5:38	5:42	5:46	5:49	5:53	5:57	6:00	6:04	6:08	6:11	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	7:21	4:23
2	9.2	7:17	4:27
3	9.3	7:13	4:31
4	9.4	7:09	4:35
5	9.6	7:04	4:39
6	9.7	7:00	4:43
7	9.8	6:56	4:46
8	10.0	6:52	4:50
9	10.1	6:47	4:54
10	10.2	6:43	4:58
11	10.4	6:39	5:01
12	10.5	6:35	5:05
13	10.6	6:30	5:09
14	10.8	6:26	5:13
15	10.9	6:22	5:16
16	11.0	6:18	5:20
17	11.2	6:13	5:24
18	11.3	6:09	5:27
19	11.4	6:05	5:31
20	11.6	6:00	5:35
21	11.7	5:56	5:38
22	11.8	5:52	5:42
23	12.0	5:48	5:46
24	12.1	5:43	5:49
25	12.2	5:39	5:53
26	12.4	5:35	5:57
27	12.5	5:30	6:00
28	12.6	5:26	6:04
29	12.8	5:22	6:08
30	12.9	5:18	6:11
31	13.0	5:13	6:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 1.84 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)	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	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	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8
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	1.0	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.2	Dim
6	1.3	Dim
7	1.3	Dim
8	1.4	Dim
9	1.4	Dim
10	1.5	Dim
11	1.5	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate
31	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kiruna

In seasonPeak

None of Kiruna's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kiruna's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kiruna?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kiruna.

What to pack for Kiruna in March

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

In March, Kiruna sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kiruna 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 Kiruna 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 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	1	1	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	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	1	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kiruna?

Kiruna sits at 67.9°N, 20.2°E, 579 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Harstad, 184 km away.

Topography around Kiruna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiruna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 523 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,846 m.

The land around Kiruna is covered by trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

322 m

trees 41%

16 km

470 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,846 m

trees 40%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen

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

March weather nearby: Harstad 184 km · Levi 192 km · Tromsdalen 205 km · Tromso 206 km · Boden 235 km · Lofoten 239 km · Bodø 256 km · Alta 265 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

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 Kiruna (67.8557°, 20.2251°, elevation 579 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. 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	-6	-13
2	-6	-13
3	-5	-13
4	-5	-13
5	-5	-13
6	-5	-13
7	-5	-12
8	-4	-12
9	-4	-12
10	-4	-12
11	-4	-12
12	-3	-12
13	-3	-11
14	-3	-11
15	-3	-11
16	-3	-11
17	-3	-11
18	-2	-11
19	-2	-11
20	-2	-11
21	-2	-11
22	-2	-10
23	-2	-10
24	-2	-10
25	-1	-10
26	-1	-10
27	-1	-10
28	-1	-10
29	-1	-9
30	-1	-9
31	0	-9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

	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