Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Oravais in
February.

Typical February weather in Oravais: -3°C by day, -10.9°C at night, 27 mm of rain over 7.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3°C
Typical low-10.9°C
Rain27 mm
Wet days7.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 76). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 32 from latitude 63.30°. Open-water sea temperature is -0.1°C (15 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 63.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 32. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -10.9°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -10.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 643681
NOAA station
FIE00144407 · KAUHAVA LENTOKENTTA
Station distance
39.1 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 25 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.