Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Karttula in
February.

Typical February weather in Karttula: -4.9°C by day, -13.1°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.9°C
Typical low-13.1°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days9.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 36 from latitude 62.90°.

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 62.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 36. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -13.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -13.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 653841
NOAA station
FIE00144687 · RAUTALAMPI RASTU
Station distance
22.9 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.