Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Lapinkylä in
January.

Typical January weather in Lapinkylä: -1.9°C by day, -8.5°C at night, 53 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.9°C
Typical low-8.5°C
Rain53 mm
Wet days11.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 78). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 36 from latitude 60.22°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.1°C (14 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 60.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 36. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -8.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -8.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 840799
NOAA station
FIE00142116 · VIHTI MAASOJA
Station distance
22 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.