Kuopio weather in March

In March, Kuopio sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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 19% 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 Kuopio's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuopio's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -0°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -7°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 33 mm; 9.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:42 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³ · 2018

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

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

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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 Kuopio reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°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)	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
Avg low (°C)	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-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

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

How March really feels in Kuopio

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

31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kuopio weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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°	40	10.4	12	5.5	0.0
Feb	-5° / -11°	34	8.5	9.8	8.2	0.0
Mar	-0° / -7°	33	9.1	9.4	11.2	0.0
Apr	6° / -2°	35	8.2	4.4	14.4	0.7
May	13° / 4°	53	10	0.7	17.5	3.7
Jun	18° / 10°	77	12.4	0	19.5	5.4
Jul	21° / 13°	89	13.6	0	18.7	5.8
Aug	19° / 11°	82	12.8	0	15.8	5.5
Sep	13° / 7°	65	11.6	0.1	12.7	3.3
Oct	6° / 2°	59	11.9	2.7	9.5	0.6
Nov	1° / -3°	55	11.8	8	6.4	0.0
Dec	-3° / -7°	51	12.5	12	4.5	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 71%. 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 (%)	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	26	27	27	27	27	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	74	73	73	73	73	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kuopio gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in March, the driest month. 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 9 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 (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29
Snow chance (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26

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

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 12 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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	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	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	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 7:33 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 6:39 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	11.4	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)	7:33	7:29	7:26	7:23	7:19	7:16	7:13	7:09	7:06	7:02	6:59	6:56	6:52	6:49	6:45	6:42	6:38	6:35	6:31	6:28	6:25	6:21	6:18	6:14	6:11	6:07	6:04	6:00	5:57	5:53	5:50
Sunset (PM)	5:12	5:15	5:18	5:21	5:24	5:27	5:30	5:33	5:36	5:39	5:42	5:45	5:47	5:50	5:53	5:56	5:59	6:02	6:05	6:08	6:10	6:13	6:16	6:19	6:22	6:25	6:27	6:30	6:33	6:36	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:33	5:12
2	9.8	7:29	5:15
3	9.9	7:26	5:18
4	10.0	7:23	5:21
5	10.1	7:19	5:24
6	10.2	7:16	5:27
7	10.3	7:13	5:30
8	10.4	7:09	5:33
9	10.5	7:06	5:36
10	10.6	7:02	5:39
11	10.7	6:59	5:42
12	10.8	6:56	5:45
13	10.9	6:52	5:47
14	11.0	6:49	5:50
15	11.1	6:45	5:53
16	11.2	6:42	5:56
17	11.3	6:38	5:59
18	11.4	6:35	6:02
19	11.6	6:31	6:05
20	11.7	6:28	6:08
21	11.8	6:25	6:10
22	11.9	6:21	6:13
23	12.0	6:18	6:16
24	12.1	6:14	6:19
25	12.2	6:11	6:22
26	12.3	6:07	6:25
27	12.4	6:04	6:27
28	12.5	6:00	6:30
29	12.6	5:57	6:33
30	12.7	5:53	6:36
31	12.8	5:50	6:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.05 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)	1.2	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	2.8	2.9	2.9
Level	Dim	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.2	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.3	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.4	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	2.0	Dim
16	2.0	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.9	Moderate
31	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kuopio?

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 Kuopio.

What to pack for Kuopio in March

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

In March, Kuopio sees daytime highs around -0°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 Kuopio 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 Kuopio peaks around July 13 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	5	5	4	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Kuopio?

Kuopio sits at 62.9°N, 27.7°E, 90 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Siilinjärvi, 21 km away.

Topography around Kuopio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuopio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m.

The land around Kuopio is covered by trees (41%), water (31%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

157 m

trees 41%

16 km

159 m

trees 53%

80 km

379 m

trees 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Siilinjärvi 21 km · Varkaus 65 km · Pieksämäki 72 km · Iisalmi 78 km · Laukaa 103 km · Äänekoski 104 km · Joensuu 111 km · Kontiolahti 111 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 Kuopio (62.8924°, 27.677°, elevation 90 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	-3	-9
2	-3	-9
3	-3	-9
4	-3	-9
5	-2	-9
6	-2	-8
7	-2	-8
8	-2	-8
9	-1	-8
10	-1	-8
11	-1	-8
12	-1	-8
13	-1	-8
14	-1	-7
15	0	-7
16	0	-7
17	0	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	0	-7
21	1	-7
22	1	-7
23	1	-7
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	2	-6
27	2	-6
28	2	-6
29	2	-6
30	2	-5
31	3	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

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

	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