Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Malå in
January.

Typical January weather in Malå: -6.2°C by day, -15.2°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-6.2°C
Typical low-15.2°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days9.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 64). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 50 from latitude 65.19°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 65.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 50. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -15.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -15.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2693152
NOAA station
SWE00140474 · MALA
Station distance
0.7 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.