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.