Weather in Rovaniemi in March 2025
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Is Rovaniemi warm or cold in March?
Rovaniemi is typically cold in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +18°F to +28°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +7°F to +14°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Rovaniemi:
Climate in Rovaniemi in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°F | +28°F | +39°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -35°F | -24°F | +1°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +45°F | +50°F | +64°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 0 mm | 1 mm | 9 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 80% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +18°F to +28°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 0 mm to 1 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 3 to 6.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Rovaniemi is gradually decreasing during March, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Rovaniemi?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Rovaniemi in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+18°F) and the highest in 2007 (+38°F). The driest year was 1983 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 0 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Rovaniemi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.