Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Nivavaara in
January.

Typical January weather in Nivavaara: -7.4°C by day, -17°C at night, 39 mm of rain over 10.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-7.4°C
Typical low-17°C
Rain39 mm
Wet days10.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 68). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 06 from latitude 66.53°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 66.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 06. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -17°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -17°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.