Kontiolahti weather in March

In March, Kontiolahti sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kontiolahti's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kontiolahti's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -1°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -7°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 35 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:33 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Kontiolahti is village in Kontiolahti, Finland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kontiolahti reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Avg low (°C)	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-3	-9
3	-3	-9
4	-3	-9
5	-3	-8
6	-3	-8
7	-2	-8
8	-2	-8
9	-2	-8
10	-2	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-1	-7
13	-1	-7
14	-1	-7
15	-1	-7
16	-1	-7
17	-1	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	0	-7
21	0	-7
22	0	-6
23	0	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-5
29	2	-5
30	2	-5
31	2	-5

How March really feels in Kontiolahti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

29 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kontiolahti weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-6° / -11°	42	10.8	12.4	5.5	0.0
Feb	-6° / -11°	36	9.3	10.5	8.2	0.0
Mar	-1° / -7°	35	9.3	9.9	11.2	0.0
Apr	5° / -2°	33	8.1	4.7	14.4	0.4
May	12° / 4°	50	9.5	0.8	17.5	3.2
Jun	17° / 10°	78	12.9	0	19.4	5.1
Jul	20° / 13°	89	13.3	0	18.6	5.8
Aug	18° / 12°	85	13.5	0	15.8	5.2
Sep	13° / 8°	72	12.2	0.1	12.7	3.1
Oct	6° / 2°	63	12.6	3.1	9.5	0.5
Nov	0° / -3°	56	11.7	9.3	6.5	0.0
Dec	-4° / -7°	54	12.7	13	4.6	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	20	20	21	22	22	24	24	25	26	25	26	26	26	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	36
Cloudier (%)	81	80	80	79	78	78	76	76	75	74	75	74	74	74	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	68	68	67	66	65	65	65	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kontiolahti gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Snow chance (%)	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	36
2	31	36
3	30	36
4	30	36
5	30	35
6	30	35
7	30	35
8	30	34
9	30	34
10	30	33
11	30	33
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	31
15	30	31
16	29	31
17	29	30
18	29	30
19	29	29
20	29	29
21	29	29
22	29	29
23	28	29
24	29	29
25	29	28
26	29	28
27	29	28
28	29	27
29	28	27
30	28	26
31	28	25

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 186 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 6:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:24	7:20	7:17	7:14	7:10	7:07	7:04	7:00	6:57	6:53	6:50	6:47	6:43	6:40	6:36	6:33	6:30	6:26	6:23	6:19	6:16	6:12	6:09	6:05	6:02	5:59	5:55	5:52	5:48	5:45	5:41
Sunset (PM)	5:04	5:07	5:10	5:13	5:16	5:19	5:22	5:25	5:27	5:30	5:33	5:36	5:39	5:42	5:45	5:48	5:50	5:53	5:56	5:59	6:02	6:05	6:07	6:10	6:13	6:16	6:19	6:21	6:24	6:27	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:24	5:04
2	9.8	7:20	5:07
3	9.9	7:17	5:10
4	10.0	7:14	5:13
5	10.1	7:10	5:16
6	10.2	7:07	5:19
7	10.3	7:04	5:22
8	10.4	7:00	5:25
9	10.5	6:57	5:27
10	10.6	6:53	5:30
11	10.7	6:50	5:33
12	10.8	6:47	5:36
13	10.9	6:43	5:39
14	11.0	6:40	5:42
15	11.1	6:36	5:45
16	11.2	6:33	5:48
17	11.3	6:30	5:50
18	11.5	6:26	5:53
19	11.6	6:23	5:56
20	11.7	6:19	5:59
21	11.8	6:16	6:02
22	11.9	6:12	6:05
23	12.0	6:09	6:07
24	12.1	6:05	6:10
25	12.2	6:02	6:13
26	12.3	5:59	6:16
27	12.4	5:55	6:19
28	12.5	5:52	6:21
29	12.6	5:48	6:24
30	12.7	5:45	6:27
31	12.8	5:41	6:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	2.0	Dim
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.9	Moderate
29	2.9	Moderate
30	3.0	Moderate
31	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kontiolahti?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kontiolahti.

What to pack for Kontiolahti in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Kontiolahti sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kontiolahti in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kontiolahti peaks around July 14 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	1	3	4	4	5	4	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kontiolahti?

Kontiolahti sits at 62.8°N, 29.8°E, 138 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Joensuu, 18 km away.

Topography around Kontiolahti

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kontiolahti.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kontiolahti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Kontiolahti is covered by trees (60%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

trees 60%

16 km

197 m

trees 63%

80 km

317 m

trees 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← February Kontiolahti year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Joensuu 18 km · Savonlinna 111 km · Kuopio 111 km · Varkaus 113 km · Siilinjärvi 116 km · Sortavala 125 km · Pieksämäki 148 km · Iisalmi 160 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 85% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $56,149; 2025
Happiness: 7.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 603
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kontiolahti (62.7602°, 29.8471°, elevation 138 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-3	-9
3	-3	-9
4	-3	-9
5	-3	-8
6	-3	-8
7	-2	-8
8	-2	-8
9	-2	-8
10	-2	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-1	-7
13	-1	-7
14	-1	-7
15	-1	-7
16	-1	-7
17	-1	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	0	-7
21	0	-7
22	0	-6
23	0	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-5
29	2	-5
30	2	-5
31	2	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	36
2	31	36
3	30	36
4	30	36
5	30	35
6	30	35
7	30	35
8	30	34
9	30	34
10	30	33
11	30	33
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	31
15	30	31
16	29	31
17	29	30
18	29	30
19	29	29
20	29	29
21	29	29
22	29	29
23	28	29
24	29	29
25	29	28
26	29	28
27	29	28
28	29	27
29	28	27
30	28	26
31	28	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-3	-9
3	-3	-9
4	-3	-9
5	-3	-8
6	-3	-8
7	-2	-8
8	-2	-8
9	-2	-8
10	-2	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-1	-7
13	-1	-7
14	-1	-7
15	-1	-7
16	-1	-7
17	-1	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	0	-7
21	0	-7
22	0	-6
23	0	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-5
29	2	-5
30	2	-5
31	2	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	36
2	31	36
3	30	36
4	30	36
5	30	35
6	30	35
7	30	35
8	30	34
9	30	34
10	30	33
11	30	33
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	31
15	30	31
16	29	31
17	29	30
18	29	30
19	29	29
20	29	29
21	29	29
22	29	29
23	28	29
24	29	29
25	29	28
26	29	28
27	29	28
28	29	27
29	28	27
30	28	26
31	28	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-9
2	-3	-9
3	-3	-9
4	-3	-9
5	-3	-8
6	-3	-8
7	-2	-8
8	-2	-8
9	-2	-8
10	-2	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-1	-7
13	-1	-7
14	-1	-7
15	-1	-7
16	-1	-7
17	-1	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	0	-7
21	0	-7
22	0	-6
23	0	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-5
29	2	-5
30	2	-5
31	2	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	36
2	31	36
3	30	36
4	30	36
5	30	35
6	30	35
7	30	35
8	30	34
9	30	34
10	30	33
11	30	33
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	31
15	30	31
16	29	31
17	29	30
18	29	30
19	29	29
20	29	29
21	29	29
22	29	29
23	28	29
24	29	29
25	29	28
26	29	28
27	29	28
28	29	27
29	28	27
30	28	26
31	28	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100