Climate averages 1991–2020
Turku weather
in February.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Turku: daytime highs average -2.0°C and nights cool to about -7.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 38 mm of precipitation on roughly 9 days, which makes February a month with light precipitation (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 01 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pori (117 km away). In February its highs average -2.1°C, about as warm as Turku, with 34 mm of precipitation.
Among the 13 cities listed in Finland, Turku ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest February highs and joint 8th of 13 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is -4.0°C; Turku is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 1.7°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 38 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Turku climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.5°C-6.0°C | -6.0°C | 49 | 10.1 | 6.77 h |
| February, selected | -2.0°C-7.2°C | -7.2°C | 38 | 8.5 | 9.09 h |
| March | 1.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 35 | 8.2 | 11.712 h |
| April | 8.2°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 33 | 8.0 | 14.615 h |
| May | 14.4°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 41 | 8.9 | 17.217 h |
| June | 18.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 68 | 10.8 | 18.919 h |
| July | 21.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 85 | 12.3 | 18.118 h |
| August | 20.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 80 | 12.5 | 15.716 h |
| September | 15.0°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 58 | 9.5 | 13.013 h |
| October | 8.3°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 59 | 10.4 | 10.210 h |
| November | 3.5°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 55 | 10.9 | 7.58 h |
| December | 0.4°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 56 | 11.6 | 5.96 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Pori in FebruaryFinland · 117 kmHigh -2.1°C · Low -6.5°C · 34 mm precipitation
- Espoo in FebruaryFinland · 134 kmHigh -2.7°C · Low -6.9°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Mariehamn in FebruaryAland Islands · 135 kmHigh -0.2°C · Low -2.9°C · 29 mm precipitation
- Tampere in FebruaryFinland · 142 kmHigh -4.1°C · Low -8.3°C · 30 mm precipitation
- Helsinki in FebruaryFinland · 150 kmHigh -2.9°C · Low -7.1°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Vantaa in FebruaryFinland · 153 kmHigh -2.8°C · Low -7.7°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Tallinn in FebruaryEstonia · 179 kmHigh -1.9°C · Low -6.4°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Lahti in FebruaryFinland · 194 kmHigh -3.7°C · Low -8.7°C · 34 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Turku) is explained once on the Turku year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.