Weather in Vaasa in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Vaasa in March
Going from a maximum of +4°C during the day to a minimum of -18°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around -1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to 0°C.
Is Vaasa warm or cold in March?
Vaasa is typically cool in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -3°C to 0°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -9°C to -6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Vaasa:
Water temperature in Vaasa in March
Water in Vaasa in March is Cold. It varies from -1°C to 0°C, with an average of 0°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages 0°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Vaasa in March?
Climate in Vaasa in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | 0°C | +6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -34°C | -29°C | -15°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +12°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 10 mm | 10 mm | 23 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | 0°C | +1°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 81% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 6 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -3°C to 0°C during the day. The rainfall amount in March stays the same as in the previous month with a 10 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 81%. 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 3 to 6.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 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 Vaasa is gradually increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Vaasa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Vaasa in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+4°C) and the highest in 2020 (+10°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 260 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 2226 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Vaasa, 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.