Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Tohmajärvi in
January.

Typical January weather in Tohmajärvi: -5.5°C by day, -12.2°C at night, 53 mm of rain over 12.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.5°C
Typical low-12.2°C
Rain53 mm
Wet days12.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 01 from latitude 62.18°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 62.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 01. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -12.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -12.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 634331
NOAA station
FIE00144202 · TOHMAJARVI KEMIE
Station distance
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.