Kiruna weather in March
Temperature, rain and sunshine in March: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in March
Poor
Best time to visit: July
What is the weather like in Kiruna in March?
In March, Kiruna is freezing cold: daytime highs average −6 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−12 °C). Expect around 5 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 8 days, totalling 26 mm. Snow falls on about 7 days. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Kiruna.
March compared
How the weather changes from February to April. Tap a month to open it.
| FebruaryFeb | MarchMar | AprilApr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 20 | 30 | 34 |
| Day | −10° | −6° | 0° |
| Night | −16° | −12° | −7° |
| Sun | 2 h | 5 h | 7 h |
| Rain days | 9 | 8 | 8 |
More details for March
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min06:04 – 17:34
- UV index
- 1 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 14 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 67 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 7 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+1Europe/Stockholm
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %35 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %75 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.
What to pack in March
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
Kiruna in March: quick answers
Is Kiruna hot in March?
No. In March, Kiruna is freezing cold: daytime highs average −6 °C and nights drop to about −12 °C.
Does it rain much in Kiruna in March?
Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 26 mm.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences