Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Haapajärvi in
January.

Typical January weather in Haapajärvi: -5.1°C by day, -11.7°C at night, 34 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.1°C
Typical low-11.7°C
Rain34 mm
Wet days9.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 27 from latitude 63.75°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 63.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 27. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -11.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -11.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 659681
NOAA station
FIE00145242 · HAAPAVESI MUSTIKKAMAKI
Station distance
43.8 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.