Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Ilomantsi in
January.

Typical January weather in Ilomantsi: -6.6°C by day, -12.8°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 10 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-6.6°C
Typical low-12.8°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days10

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 74). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 51 from latitude 62.67°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 62.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 51. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -12.8°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -12.8°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.