Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Ruskeala in
January.

Typical January weather in Ruskeala: -4.3°C by day, -10.4°C at night, 49 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.3°C
Typical low-10.4°C
Rain49 mm
Wet days12.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 79). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 06 from latitude 61.93°. Open-water sea temperature is 1.6°C (34 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 61.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 06. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -10.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -10.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 500502
NOAA station
RSM00022802 · SORTAVALA
Station distance
24.9 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.