Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Pitkyaranta in
February.

Typical February weather in Pitkyaranta: -4°C by day, -11°C at night, 41 mm of rain over 10 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4°C
Typical low-11°C
Rain41 mm
Wet days10

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 79). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 48 from latitude 61.57°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.3°C (8 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 61.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 48. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -11°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -11°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.