Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Ilomantsi in
February.

Typical February weather in Ilomantsi: -5.4°C by day, -12.3°C at night, 31 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.4°C
Typical low-12.3°C
Rain31 mm
Wet days8.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 38 from latitude 62.67°.

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 62.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 38. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -12.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -12.3°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 · 21 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.