Mäntsälä in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mäntsälä sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 117 mm of precipitation over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about -1°C in early March to 17°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Mäntsälä's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mäntsälä's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
9°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Precipitation
117 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
2.1
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Mäntsälä in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about -1°C in early March to 17°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Mäntsälä reaches about 9°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Mäntsälä

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 65 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
65
20 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Mäntsälä weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°4310.210.56.20.0
Feb-3° / -9°368.48.78.50.0
Mar / -6°348.17.911.30.0
Apr / -0°358.8314.21.7
May15° / 479.80.216.94.7
Jun19° / 10°7312.2018.55.6
Jul22° / 12°7312.5017.96.1
Aug20° / 11°6511.3015.56.0
Sep15° / 5110.1012.64.2
Oct / 5511.11.49.71.1
Nov / -1°5110.55.470.0
Dec-1° / -5°4911.39.35.50.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Mäntsälä gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early March to 18 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 3.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Mäntsälä?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mäntsälä.

What to pack for Mäntsälä in Spring

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

In spring, Mäntsälä sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Mäntsälä in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 3°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Mäntsälä in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mäntsälä peaks around June 18 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 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mäntsälä?

Mäntsälä sits at 60.6°N, 25.3°E, 59 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Järvenpää, 22 km away.

Topography around Mäntsälä

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mäntsälä has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Mäntsälä is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Järvenpää 22 km · Hyvinge 25 km · Kerava 28 km · Sibbo 29 km · Orimattila 29 km · Tuusula 30 km · Riihimäki 32 km · Porvoo 33 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 Mäntsälä (60.6333°, 25.3167°, elevation 59 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.