Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Ivalo in
January.

Typical January weather in Ivalo: -8.3°C by day, -15.6°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-8.3°C
Typical low-15.6°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days10.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 55). Daylight is calculated as 2 h 18 from latitude 68.66°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 68.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 2 h 18. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -15.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -15.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 656220
NOAA station
FIE00146563 · INARI SAARISELKA MATKAILUKESKU
Station distance
27.8 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.