Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Hirvensalmi in
January.

Typical January weather in Hirvensalmi: -4.3°C by day, -10.6°C at night, 44 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.3°C
Typical low-10.6°C
Rain44 mm
Wet days11.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 77). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 11 from latitude 61.63°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 61.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 11. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -10.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -10.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 657730
NOAA station
FIE00143952 · MIKKELI LENTOASEMA
Station distance
22.4 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.