Loimaa weather in March

In March, Loimaa sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Loimaa's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loimaa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:58 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical March day in Loimaa reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-7
2-1-7
30-7
40-7
50-7
60-7
70-6
81-6
91-6
101-6
111-6
121-6
132-6
142-6
152-6
162-5
172-5
182-5
193-5
203-5
213-5
223-5
233-5
244-4
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
295-4
305-3
315-3

How March really feels in Loimaa

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
19 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Loimaa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4610.19.36.20.0
Feb-2° / -8°368.18.18.50.0
Mar / -5°358.56.911.30.0
Apr / -1°348.52.414.21.7
May15° / 449.50.1174.6
Jun19° / 7211.6018.65.7
Jul21° / 12°8012.7017.96.1
Aug20° / 11°7611.9015.55.9
Sep15° / 549.5012.64.3
Oct / 5710.60.99.71.3
Nov / -1°5110.74.370.0
Dec-0° / -5°5211.18.25.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32971
42971
53169
63268
73268
83466
93565
103565
113664
123763
133862
143862
153862
163961
173862
183862
194060
204060
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283862
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Loimaa gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12927
22927
32926
42926
52926
62925
72825
82825
92824
102824
112723
122723
132722
142722
152722
162721
172721
182621
192620
202620
212620
222619
232619
242619
252619
262719
272718
282718
292717
302717
312816

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 168 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:455:37
210.07:425:40
310.17:395:42
410.17:365:45
510.27:335:48
610.37:305:50
710.47:275:53
810.57:245:55
910.67:205:58
1010.77:176:01
1110.87:146:03
1210.97:116:06
1311.07:086:09
1411.17:056:11
1511.27:026:14
1611.36:586:16
1711.46:556:19
1811.56:526:22
1911.66:496:24
2011.76:466:27
2111.86:426:29
2211.96:396:32
2312.06:366:35
2412.16:336:37
2512.26:306:40
2612.36:266:42
2712.46:236:45
2812.56:206:47
2912.66:176:50
3012.76:146:53
3112.76:106:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
122.0Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Loimaa?

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 Loimaa.

What to pack for Loimaa in March

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

In March, Loimaa sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°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 Loimaa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Loimaa peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Loimaa?

Loimaa sits at 60.8°N, 23.1°E, 82 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Forssa, 31 km away.

Topography around Loimaa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loimaa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Loimaa is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Forssa 31 km · Lieto 50 km · Salo 52 km · Vammala 54 km · Sastamala 56 km · Turku 62 km · Kaarina 62 km · Raisio 63 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
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Loimaa (60.8497°, 23.0561°, elevation 82 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).