Russia · 1991–2020 normal
Pitkyaranta in
December.
Typical December weather in Pitkyaranta: -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 22 from latitude 61.57°. Open-water sea temperature is 3.6°C (8 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 61.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 22. 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 509234
- NOAA station
- RSM00022802 · SORTAVALA
- Station distance
- 43.3 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.