Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Oravais in
January.

Typical January weather in Oravais: -2.8°C by day, -10.1°C at night, 30 mm of rain over 9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.8°C
Typical low-10.1°C
Rain30 mm
Wet days9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 76). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 38 from latitude 63.30°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.7°C (15 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 63.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 38. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -10.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -10.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 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.