Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Karstula in
February.

Typical February weather in Karstula: -4.5°C by day, -11.1°C at night, 34 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.5°C
Typical low-11.1°C
Rain34 mm
Wet days8.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 70). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 36 from latitude 62.87°.

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 -11.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -11.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 653852
NOAA station
FIE00144492 · ALAJARVI MOKSY-1
Station distance
32.6 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.