Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Hofors in
January.

Typical January weather in Hofors: -1.3°C by day, -7.3°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.3°C
Typical low-7.3°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days8.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 79). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 30 from latitude 60.55°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 60.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 30. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -7.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -7.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2706057
NOAA station
SW000010537 · FALUN
Station distance
37.4 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.