One of the best months: clearer skies, plenty of darkness and the active spring equinox.
Darkness = sun more than 10° below the horizon, calculated for the 15th. Weather: averages for 2016–2025 from Open-Meteo historical weather data (ERA5).
March has noticeably more clear days than early winter, deep snow and still several hours of darkness every night. Days are long and sunny, which makes it a comfortable month to travel.
Around the spring equinox (about 20 March) geomagnetic activity tends to be higher than in midwinter, so strong auroras are more likely. For many aurora hunters March is the best month of all.
Tip: Nights get shorter quickly towards the end of the month – go out around midnight.
On the night itself, follow the live aurora forecast, the cloud cover maps and the live cameras.
Book Lapland’s tours from Rovaniemi follow the clouds every night – with an aurora guarantee and professional photos.
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👑 Private ExperienceYes. In mid-March Rovaniemi has about 9 hours of darkness a night and Inari about 9 hours, which is plenty of time for the aurora. Clear skies are the key – check the live forecast before heading out.
Over 2016–2025 the average temperature in March was about −5 °C in Rovaniemi and −6 °C in Inari, with average daily lows around −8 °C and −9 °C. Clear nights are usually colder than average.
Average cloud cover in March is around 70 % in Rovaniemi and 69 % in Inari. About 22 % of days in Rovaniemi and 24 % in Inari were mostly clear (under 50 % cloud) on average.
One of the best months: clearer skies, plenty of darkness and the active spring equinox. Guided tours help most on cloudy nights, when the guides can drive to clearer skies.