Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Matari in
December.

Typical December weather in Matari: 0.4°C by day, -4.4°C at night, 62 mm of rain over 12.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high0.4°C
Typical low-4.4°C
Rain62 mm
Wet days12.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 85). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 48 from latitude 60.34°. Open-water sea temperature is 4.2°C (24 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 60.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 48. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -4.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -4.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 847525
NOAA station
FIE00142080 · VANTAA HELSINKI-VANTAAN LENTOA
Station distance
7.2 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.