Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Lakselv in
January.

Typical January weather in Lakselv: -3.3°C by day, -10.2°C at night, 39 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.3°C
Typical low-10.2°C
Rain39 mm
Wet days10.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 64). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 70.05°. Open-water sea temperature is 3.6°C (39 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 70.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is none. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -10.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -10.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 779082
NOAA station
NOE00133110 · ALTA LUFTHAVN
Station distance
61.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 28 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.