Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Suoyarvi in
December.

Typical December weather in Suoyarvi: -1.7°C by day, -6.9°C at night, 65 mm of rain over 13.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.7°C
Typical low-6.9°C
Rain65 mm
Wet days13.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 79). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 10 from latitude 62.09°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 62.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 10. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -6.9°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -6.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 486186
NOAA station
RSM00022802 · SORTAVALA
Station distance
96.1 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.