Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Gällivare in
February.

Typical February weather in Gällivare: -6.8°C by day, -17.4°C at night, 35 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-6.8°C
Typical low-17.4°C
Rain35 mm
Wet days9.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 57). Daylight is calculated as 7 h 47 from latitude 67.13°.

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 67.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 7 h 47. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -17.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -17.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 606086
NOAA station
SWE00140828 · GALLIVARE_A
Station distance
0.7 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.