Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Nivavaara in
December.

Typical December weather in Nivavaara: -4.9°C by day, -13.2°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.9°C
Typical low-13.2°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days10.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 68). Daylight is calculated as 2 h 21 from latitude 66.53°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 66.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 2 h 21. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -13.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -13.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 645296
NOAA station
FIE00146258 · ROVANIEMI APUKKA
Station distance
9.5 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.