Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Frosta in
January.

Typical January weather in Frosta: 1.9°C by day, -4.1°C at night, 66 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high1.9°C
Typical low-4.1°C
Rain66 mm
Wet days12.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 66). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 31 from latitude 63.59°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 63.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 31. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -4.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -4.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 7280466
NOAA station
NOE00112071 · VAERNES
Station distance
12.3 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.