Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Överkalix in
January.

Typical January weather in Överkalix: -6.9°C by day, -16°C at night, 44 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-6.9°C
Typical low-16°C
Rain44 mm
Wet days10.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 14 from latitude 66.33°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 66.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 14. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -16°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -16°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 603823
NOAA station
SWE00140692 · OVERKALIX-SVARTBYN_A
Station distance
7.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 23 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.