Weather in Kiruna in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kiruna in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is -6°C with a maximum of +4°C and a minimum of -30°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to -2°C.
Is Kiruna warm or cold in March?
Kiruna is typically cold in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -9°C to -4°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -16°C to -12°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 Kiruna:
Climate in Kiruna in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -4°C | +1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -39°C | -31°C | -21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +8°C | +16°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 1 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 76% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1005 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -9°C to -4°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 80% to 76%. Winds are stronger in comparison to February, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 3 to 5.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kiruna is gradually increasing during March, going from 4 m/s to 8 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 Kiruna?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kiruna in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (0°C) and the highest in 2020 (+4°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 161 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2004 with 567 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kiruna, 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.