Climate averages 1991–2020
Turku weather
in March.
A cold month with light precipitation: the 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cold month in Turku: daytime highs average 1.7°C and nights cool to about -4.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of precipitation on roughly 8 days, which makes March a month with light precipitation (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pori (117 km away). In March its highs average 1.2°C, 0.5°C cooler than Turku, with 33 mm of precipitation.
Among the 13 cities listed in Finland, Turku ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest March highs and 8th of 13 for the driest March (precipitation, lowest first). The mean March high of those 13 cities is 0.0°C; Turku is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.4°C to 8.2°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 35 mm to 33 mm.
The annual picture
March 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 | -2.0°C-7.2°C | -7.2°C | 38 | 8.5 | 9.09 h |
| March, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Pori in MarchFinland · 117 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -4.1°C · 33 mm precipitation
- Espoo in MarchFinland · 134 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -4.4°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Mariehamn in MarchAland Islands · 135 kmHigh 1.5°C · Low -1.5°C · 27 mm precipitation
- Tampere in MarchFinland · 142 kmHigh -0.1°C · Low -5.4°C · 31 mm precipitation
- Helsinki in MarchFinland · 150 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -4.6°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Vantaa in MarchFinland · 153 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -5.1°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Tallinn in MarchEstonia · 179 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -3.8°C · 33 mm precipitation
- Lahti in MarchFinland · 194 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -5.7°C · 33 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.