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Turku Castle is a castle and museum featuring Renaissance architecture. It is a Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance and is part of the Turku Museum Centre.
Planning a visit
The castle is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Wheelchair access is limited. Visitors can combine a visit to the castle with a trip to Turku Cathedral, which is 3.4 km away.
Turku Airport is 9 km from the site, and the castle is 152 km from Helsinki. For weather, July and August have the highest temperatures, with daily highs of 20 °C to 21 °C, but these are also the wettest months with up to 92 mm of rain. The coldest period is between December and February, when daily highs are between -3 °C and 0 °C. April and May offer milder weather with highs between 8 °C and 14 °C and fewer rainy days than the summer or autumn months.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 21 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | -2 | -3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Average low, °C | -7 | -8 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -4 |
| Rainfall, mm | 58 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 59 | 80 | 92 | 67 | 84 | 81 | 68 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
