Weather in Kirkenes in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kirkenes in March
The temperature in March is -5°C on average, with a range between a maximum of 0°C during the day and a minimum of -23°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 26% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to -7°C.
Is Kirkenes warm or cold in March?
Kirkenes is typically cold in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -7°C to -3°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -13°C to -9°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Kirkenes:
Climate in Kirkenes in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -3°C | +2°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -37°C | -29°C | -19°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +8°C | +16°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 1 mm | 9 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 81% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -7°C to -3°C during the day. The rainfall amount in March stays the same as in the previous month with a 1 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 84% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 1 to 3.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kirkenes is gradually decreasing during March, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Kirkenes?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kirkenes in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1998 (+1°C) and the highest in 2013 (+5°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 189 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1992 with 511 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kirkenes, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.