Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Karstula in
December.

Typical December weather in Karstula: -2.5°C by day, -7.5°C at night, 49 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.5°C
Typical low-7.5°C
Rain49 mm
Wet days11.2

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 70). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 50 from latitude 62.87°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 62.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 50. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -7.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -7.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 653852
NOAA station
FIE00144492 · ALAJARVI MOKSY-1
Station distance
32.6 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.