Sweden · 1991–2020 normal
Vikarbyn in
January.
Typical January weather in Vikarbyn: -1.7°C by day, -8.3°C at night, 36 mm of rain over 8.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-1.7°C
Typical low-8.3°C
Rain36 mm
Wet days8.8
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 24 from latitude 60.92°.
Event window
Long northern nights in January
At 60.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 24. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -8.3°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -8.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2663077
- NOAA station
- SWE00139458 · LEKSAND
- Station distance
- 20.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.