Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Kiruna in
January.

Typical January weather in Kiruna: -7.5°C by day, -18.2°C at night, 24 mm of rain over 6.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-7.5°C
Typical low-18.2°C
Rain24 mm
Wet days6.6

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 50). Daylight is calculated as 3 h 08 from latitude 67.86°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 67.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 3 h 08. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -18.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -18.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 605155
NOAA station
SWE00140926 · RENSJON_A
Station distance
28.7 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 25 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.