Rauma weather in March

In March, Rauma sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Rauma's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rauma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:05 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.25 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 -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical March day in Rauma reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-4
2-1-4
3-1-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-3
80-3
90-3
100-3
110-3
120-3
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-2
181-2
191-2
201-2
211-2
221-2
232-2
242-2
252-1
262-1
272-1
282-1
292-1
303-1
313-1

How March really feels in Rauma

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
6 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Rauma weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -3°4510.996.10.0
Feb-1° / -5°348.47.58.50.0
Mar / -3°338.25.711.30.0
Apr / 327.41.814.30.2
May / 387.40.1172.0
Jun14° / 11°559.4018.74.0
Jul18° / 15°6410.30185.8
Aug18° / 15°7112.4015.55.5
Sep14° / 11°6410.6012.63.8
Oct / 7312.70.79.61.4
Nov / 6312.53.36.90.1
Dec / -1°5712.96.65.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42872
52971
63070
73169
83367
93367
103565
113565
123763
133862
143862
153961
164159
174258
184258
194357
204357
214456
224456
234456
244456
254555
264357
274357
284456
294357
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Rauma gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13025
23024
32924
42923
52922
62922
72821
82821
92820
102820
112819
122719
132718
142718
152617
162617
172617
182517
192517
202516
212416
222416
232416
242415
252415
262415
272414
282414
292514
302513
312613

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 21 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1122breezy
1221breezy
1321breezy
1421breezy
1521breezy
1621breezy
1721breezy
1821breezy
1921breezy
2021breezy
2121breezy
2221breezy
2321breezy
2420breezy
2520breezy
2620breezy
2720breezy
2820breezy
2920breezy
3020breezy
3120breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 180 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:525:42
29.97:495:45
310.07:465:48
410.17:435:50
510.27:405:53
610.37:375:56
710.47:335:58
810.57:306:01
910.67:276:04
1010.77:246:07
1110.87:216:09
1210.97:186:12
1311.07:146:14
1411.17:116:17
1511.27:086:20
1611.37:056:22
1711.47:026:25
1811.56:586:28
1911.66:556:30
2011.76:526:33
2111.86:496:36
2211.96:456:38
2312.06:426:41
2412.16:396:43
2512.26:366:46
2612.36:326:49
2712.46:296:51
2812.56:266:54
2912.66:236:56
3012.76:196:59
3112.86:167:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.8Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rauma?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rauma.

What to pack for Rauma in March

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

In March, Rauma sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Rauma in March

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in March — 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
May5Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Rauma 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 Rauma peaks around June 15 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 15UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rauma?

Rauma sits at 61.1°N, 21.5°E, 14 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Pori, 42 km away.

VammalaNaantaliSastamalaRaisioTurkuLietoLoimaa

Topography around Rauma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rauma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Rauma is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
171 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Pori 42 km · Vammala 78 km · Naantali 78 km · Sastamala 79 km · Raisio 80 km · Turku 86 km · Lieto 86 km · Loimaa 89 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 Rauma (61.1272°, 21.5113°, elevation 14 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).