Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Kemi in
January.

Typical January weather in Kemi: -5.3°C by day, -13.2°C at night, 53 mm of rain over 11.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.3°C
Typical low-13.2°C
Rain53 mm
Wet days11.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 34 from latitude 65.74°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.0°C (13 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 65.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 34. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -13.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -13.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 653281
NOAA station
SW000002196 · HAPARANDA
Station distance
21.6 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 22 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.