Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Sjøholt in
January.

Typical January weather in Sjøholt: 5.3°C by day, 1.3°C at night, 143 mm of rain over 17.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high5.3°C
Typical low1.3°C
Rain143 mm
Wet days17.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 54). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 55 from latitude 62.48°. Open-water sea temperature is 6.6°C (19 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 62.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 55. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are 1.3°C.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3139557
NOAA station
NOE00133746 · VIGRA
Station distance
36.9 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.