Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Kautokeino in
January.

Typical January weather in Kautokeino: -8.9°C by day, -20°C at night, 24 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-8.9°C
Typical low-20°C
Rain24 mm
Wet days7.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 59). Daylight is calculated as 1 h 47 from latitude 69.01°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 69.0° the calculated mid-month daylight is 1 h 47. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -20°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -20°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 779330
NOAA station
NOE00111336 · KAUTOKEINO
Station distance
1.8 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 24 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.