Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Salla in
February.

Typical February weather in Salla: -7.1°C by day, -16°C at night, 32 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-7.1°C
Typical low-16°C
Rain32 mm
Wet days9.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 66). Daylight is calculated as 7 h 51 from latitude 66.83°.

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 66.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 7 h 51. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -16°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -16°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 · 21 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.