Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Jokkmokk in
January.

Typical January weather in Jokkmokk: -8.4°C by day, -18.7°C at night, 35 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-8.4°C
Typical low-18.7°C
Rain35 mm
Wet days8.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 61). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 04 from latitude 66.61°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 66.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 04. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -18.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -18.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2702997
NOAA station
SWE00140746 · JOKKMOKK
Station distance
8.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 28 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.