Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Ranua in
January.

Typical January weather in Ranua: -6.4°C by day, -14.1°C at night, 46 mm of rain over 11 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-6.4°C
Typical low-14.1°C
Rain46 mm
Wet days11

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 65). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 28 from latitude 65.92°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 65.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 28. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -14.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -14.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 639888
NOAA station
FIE00145947 · RANUA KK
Station distance
1.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 18 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.