Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Hamina in
January.

Typical January weather in Hamina: -1.7°C by day, -6.1°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.7°C
Typical low-6.1°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days10.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 86). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 30 from latitude 60.57°. Open-water sea temperature is 1.2°C (22 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 60.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 30. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -6.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -6.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 659169
NOAA station
FIE00142341 · KOTKA RANKKI
Station distance
25.2 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.