Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Heinola in
December.

Typical December weather in Heinola: -1.1°C by day, -5.6°C at night, 50 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.1°C
Typical low-5.6°C
Rain50 mm
Wet days11.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 30 from latitude 61.21°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 61.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 30. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -5.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -5.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 658288
NOAA station
FIE00143066 · HEINOLA ASEMANTAUS
Station distance
1 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.