Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Lapinlahti in
January.

Typical January weather in Lapinlahti: -5.1°C by day, -11.6°C at night, 41 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.1°C
Typical low-11.6°C
Rain41 mm
Wet days10.2

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 36 from latitude 63.37°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 63.4° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 36. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -11.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -11.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 648953
NOAA station
FIE00144712 · MAANINKA HALOLA
Station distance
25.2 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.