Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Iisalmi in
December.

Typical December weather in Iisalmi: -3.8°C by day, -8.4°C at night, 61 mm of rain over 13.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.8°C
Typical low-8.4°C
Rain61 mm
Wet days13.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 67). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 30 from latitude 63.56°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 63.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 30. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -8.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -8.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 656820
NOAA station
FIE00145382 · VIEREMA KAARAKKALA
Station distance
31.3 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.