Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Nivavaara in
October.

Typical October weather in Nivavaara: 3.7°C by day, -2.1°C at night, 49 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high3.7°C
Typical low-2.1°C
Rain49 mm
Wet days9.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 68). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 17 from latitude 66.53°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 66.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 17. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -2.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -2.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 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.