Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Sysmä in
December.

Typical December weather in Sysmä: -1.1°C by day, -5.6°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.1°C
Typical low-5.6°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days10.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 78). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 24 from latitude 61.50°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 61.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 24. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -5.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -5.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 635336
NOAA station
FIE00142881 · ASIKKALA PULKKILANHARJU-1
Station distance
23.4 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.