Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Kitee in
December.

Typical December weather in Kitee: -2.9°C by day, -8.7°C at night, 62 mm of rain over 13.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.9°C
Typical low-8.7°C
Rain62 mm
Wet days13.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 10 from latitude 62.10°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 62.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 10. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -8.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -8.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 652615
NOAA station
FIE00144202 · TOHMAJARVI KEMIE
Station distance
18.2 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.