Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Ilomantsi in
December.

Typical December weather in Ilomantsi: -3.4°C by day, -8.7°C at night, 46 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.4°C
Typical low-8.7°C
Rain46 mm
Wet days12.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 55 from latitude 62.67°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 62.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 55. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -8.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -8.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 656709
NOAA station
FIE00145052 · ILOMANTSI MEKRIJARVI
Station distance
11.1 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 22 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.