Reykjavík climate

Reykjavík Weather in March

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Reykjavik (GHCN IC000004030), 2 km from Reykjavík

Average highs run from 3°C on March 1 to 5°C on March 31, and lows from -2°C to 0°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 95 mm over about 22 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Reykjavík, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
4°C
Average low
-1°C
Precipitation
95 mm
Record high
13°CMar 31, 1965
Record low
-16°CMar 9, 1969
Daylight
10 h 11 min to 13 h 27 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
-1°C
Wind
23.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 13°C-2°C9°C 2004-14°C 199862%
Mar 23°C-2°C9°C 2004-11°C 199863%
Mar 33°C-2°C9°C 1964-11°C 196063%
Mar 43°C-3°C9°C 1963-10°C 196563%
Mar 53°C-3°C8°C 1971-13°C 199864%
Mar 63°C-3°C9°C 2024-14°C 196965%
Mar 73°C-2°C9°C 2004-15°C 199866%
Mar 84°C-1°C9°C 2004-16°C 196966%
Mar 94°C-1°C10°C 2004-16°C 196967%
Mar 104°C-1°C10°C 2004-11°C 195167%
Mar 114°C-2°C9°C 1953-15°C 202367%
Mar 124°C-1°C9°C 1993-10°C 202368%
Mar 134°C-2°C10°C 1964-13°C 199769%
Mar 144°C-1°C10°C 2015-14°C 194969%
Mar 155°C-2°C11°C 1964-13°C 199268%
Mar 165°C0°C10°C 2006-11°C 198569%
Mar 174°C-1°C10°C 2021-7°C 201169%
Mar 184°C-2°C10°C 2021-11°C 196869%
Mar 194°C-2°C10°C 2009-11°C 199468%
Mar 205°C-1°C12°C 2005-14°C 196867%
Mar 215°C-1°C12°C 2005-12°C 195566%
Mar 225°C-1°C11°C 1959-11°C 197966%
Mar 235°C-1°C10°C 2005-13°C 197965%
Mar 245°C-1°C10°C 2010-11°C 196565%
Mar 255°C0°C10°C 2005-11°C 197564%
Mar 265°C0°C10°C 2005-11°C 197566%
Mar 275°C-1°C11°C 1964-10°C 202166%
Mar 285°C-1°C12°C 1964-11°C 198565%
Mar 295°C0°C10°C 1957-11°C 196765%
Mar 305°C0°C10°C 1957-8°C 196764%
Mar 315°C0°C13°C 1965-15°C 196864%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Reykjavík, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

March 1
sunrise 8:35 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station IC000004030, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.