Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Nurmes in
February.

Typical February weather in Nurmes: -5.5°C by day, -13.7°C at night, 35 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.5°C
Typical low-13.7°C
Rain35 mm
Wet days9.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 29 from latitude 63.54°.

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 63.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 29. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -13.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -13.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 644187
NOAA station
FIE00145452 · VALTIMO KK
Station distance
20.6 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.