Weather in Oulu in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Oulu in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is -3°C with a maximum of +2°C and a minimum of -24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to -1°C.
Is Oulu warm or cold in March?
Oulu is typically cold in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -6°C to -2°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -12°C to -8°C.
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 Oulu:
Water temperature in Oulu in March
Water in Oulu in March is Cold. It varies from -1°C to +1°C, with an average of 0°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around -2°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Oulu in March?
Climate in Oulu in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -2°C | +4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -33°C | -28°C | -18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +11°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 3 mm | 4 mm | 14 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | 0°C | 0°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 82% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 8 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -6°C to -2°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 3 mm to 4 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 2 to 6.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Oulu is gradually increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 5 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 Oulu?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Oulu in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+3°C) and the highest in 2020 (+8°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 247 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 603 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Oulu, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.