Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Valtimo in
January.

Typical January weather in Valtimo: -6.1°C by day, -13.3°C at night, 40 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-6.1°C
Typical low-13.3°C
Rain40 mm
Wet days10.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 29 from latitude 63.67°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 63.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 29. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -13.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -13.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 632552
NOAA station
FIE00145452 · VALTIMO KK
Station distance
1.6 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.