Finland · 1991–2020 normal
Rautavaara in
December.
Typical December weather in Rautavaara: -3.7°C by day, -9.6°C at night, 63 mm of rain over 13.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-3.7°C
Typical low-9.6°C
Rain63 mm
Wet days13.7
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 33 from latitude 63.48°.
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 63.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 33. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -9.6°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in December
The measured night-time normal is -9.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 639700
- NOAA station
- FIE00144862 · RAUTAVAARA YLA-LUOSTA
- Station distance
- 21.6 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.