Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Joutsa in
February.

Typical February weather in Joutsa: -3.8°C by day, -10.4°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 10 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.8°C
Typical low-10.4°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days10

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 46 from latitude 61.73°.

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 61.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 46. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -10.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -10.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 655581
NOAA station
FIE00143822 · JOUTSA LEIVONMAKI SAVENAHO
Station distance
16.2 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 23 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.