Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Samppalinna in
December.

Typical December weather in Samppalinna: 2.1°C by day, -2.6°C at night, 77 mm of rain over 13 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high2.1°C
Typical low-2.6°C
Rain77 mm
Wet days13

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 86). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 46 from latitude 60.44°. Open-water sea temperature is 4.6°C (36 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 60.4° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 46. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -2.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -2.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 7647245
NOAA station
FIE00142010 · TURKU ARTUKAINEN
Station distance
5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 16 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.