Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Salla in
December.

Typical December weather in Salla: -5.4°C by day, -12.7°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.4°C
Typical low-12.7°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days10.6

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 66). Daylight is calculated as 1 h 58 from latitude 66.83°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 66.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 1 h 58. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -12.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -12.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 638074
NOAA station
FIE00146378 · SALLA KK MYLLYTIE
Station distance
0.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 22 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.