Matinkylä in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Matinkylä sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 117 mm of precipitation over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about -1°C in early March to 16°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Matinkylä's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Matinkylä's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
117 mm
26 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
1.8
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Matinkylä in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about -1°C in early March to 16°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Matinkylä reaches about 8°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 Matinkylä

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 64 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
64
17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Matinkylä 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-2° / -6°5011.110.26.40.0
Feb-2° / -7°418.98.88.60.0
Mar / -5°378.26.911.30.0
Apr / 378.82.414.21.2
May14° / 438.70.216.84.1
Jun18° / 10°6611.4018.45.5
Jul21° / 13°6911.2017.76.3
Aug20° / 12°7012.2015.45.9
Sep15° / 5510.1012.64.3
Oct / 5910.90.79.71.5
Nov / -0°5911.64.77.10.0
Dec / -4°5712.48.75.60.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Matinkylä gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 26 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%MarAprMay

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 13 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 17 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 3.9 kWh/m².

0246MarAprMay
Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Matinkylä?

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.

1.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matinkylä.

What to pack for Matinkylä in Spring

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

In spring, Matinkylä sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Matinkylä 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 offshore 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
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Matinkylä 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 Matinkylä 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Matinkylä?

Matinkylä sits at 60.2°N, 24.7°E, 4 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Olari, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Matinkylä

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matinkylä has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Matinkylä is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Olari 2.0 km · Espoonlahti 5.0 km · Lauttasaari 7.0 km · Leppävaara 7.0 km · Espoo 7.0 km · Munkkiniemi 9.0 km · Pitäjänmäki 10 km · Taka-Töölö 10 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 Matinkylä (60.1589°, 24.7424°, elevation 4 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.