Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Gällivare in
January.

Typical January weather in Gällivare: -7.6°C by day, -17.4°C at night, 36 mm of rain over 8.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-7.6°C
Typical low-17.4°C
Rain36 mm
Wet days8.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 57). Daylight is calculated as 3 h 43 from latitude 67.13°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 67.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 3 h 43. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -17.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

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.