Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Rautjärvi in
December.

Typical December weather in Rautjärvi: -2.2°C by day, -7.1°C at night, 52 mm of rain over 12 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.2°C
Typical low-7.1°C
Rain52 mm
Wet days12

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 79). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 25 from latitude 61.43°. Open-water sea temperature is 3.7°C (41 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 61.4° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 25. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -7.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -7.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 639666
NOAA station
FIE00144132 · PUNKAHARJU LAUKANSAARI
Station distance
40.9 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.