Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Kolari in
January.

Typical January weather in Kolari: -7.3°C by day, -16.6°C at night, 43 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-7.3°C
Typical low-16.6°C
Rain43 mm
Wet days10.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 63). Daylight is calculated as 3 h 34 from latitude 67.33°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 67.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 3 h 34. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -16.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -16.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 651889
NOAA station
SWE00140840 · PAJALA
Station distance
21.3 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 18 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.