Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Salla in
October.

Typical October weather in Salla: 3.3°C by day, -1.8°C at night, 47 mm of rain over 9.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high3.3°C
Typical low-1.8°C
Rain47 mm
Wet days9.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 66). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 14 from latitude 66.83°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 66.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 14. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -1.8°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -1.8°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.