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Saariselkä in March

Great month. Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: −4°C (25°F)25°F (−4°C) / −15°C (5°F)5°F (−15°C); average high / low
Rain days: 8
Crowds: Medium; Finland overall
Prices: High; Finland overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Saariselkä

Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

No other month rates higher than March for Saariselkä in this guide.

Long-term averages

SaariselkäHighs around -4 °C (25 °F), lows around -15 °C (5 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 25 °F (-4 °C), lows around 5 °F (-15 °C), rain on about 8 days
Lapland, Finland · Rovaniemi, Levi, Ylläs, Saariselkä, Inari, Kilpisjärvibest weather
Snow from November to April; −15 to −30 °C (5 to −22 °F) in January. Polar night (kaamos) in the north from early December to early January; midnight sun in Utsjoki about 17 May – 27 July. Autumn colours (ruska) in early September.Snow from November to April; 5 to −22 °F (−15 to −30 °C) in January. Polar night (kaamos) in the north from early December to early January; midnight sun in Utsjoki about 17 May – 27 July. Autumn colours (ruska) in early September.

Finland overall: Bright snow, auroras until late March, ski touring; Easter falls in late March 2027.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Saariselkä, side by side.

First month

Second month

March: Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

January: Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

Saariselkä: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.