Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Skarnes in
January.

Typical January weather in Skarnes: -1.6°C by day, -7.3°C at night, 61 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.6°C
Typical low-7.3°C
Rain61 mm
Wet days9.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 35 from latitude 60.25°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 60.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 35. 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 3139244
NOAA station
NOE00109514 · GARDERMOEN SOR
Station distance
34.5 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.