Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Matfors in
January.

Typical January weather in Matfors: -1.3°C by day, -8.6°C at night, 55 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.3°C
Typical low-8.6°C
Rain55 mm
Wet days9.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 71). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 58 from latitude 62.35°. Open-water sea temperature is 1.7°C (31 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 62.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 58. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -8.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -8.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2692349
NOAA station
SWE00139790 · SIDSJO
Station distance
13.8 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.