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January Weather in Enontekiö Finland

Daily high temperatures are around 16°F, rarely falling below -3°F or exceeding 31°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 15°F on January 26.

Daily low temperatures are around -1°F, rarely falling below -24°F or exceeding 22°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is -2°F on January 25.

For reference, on July 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Enontekiö typically range from 47°F to 63°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from -2°F to 15°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Enontekiö

Average High and Low Temperature in January in EnontekiöJan1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-25°F-25°F-20°F-20°F-15°F-15°F-10°F-10°F-5°F-5°F0°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°FDecFebJan 2615°FJan 2615°F-2°F-2°FJan 116°FJan 116°F-0°F-0°FJan 1116°FJan 1116°F-1°F-1°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Enontekiö

Average Hourly Temperature in January in EnontekiöJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebfrigidfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Nome, Alaska, United States (3,248 miles away) and Arman’, Russia (3,198 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Enontekiö (view comparison).

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The month of January in Enontekiö experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 81% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82% on January 2.

The clearest day of the month is January 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 19% of the time.

For reference, on January 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on July 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 45%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Enontekiö

Cloud Cover Categories in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJul 2045%Jul 2045%Jan 119%Jan 119%Jan 3119%Jan 3119%Jan 1119%Jan 1119%Jan 2119%Jan 2119%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Enontekiö, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 20% and ending it at 18%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 38% on July 24, and its lowest chance is 14% on March 10.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Enontekiö

Probability of Precipitation in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%DecFebJan 120%Jan 120%Jan 3118%Jan 3118%Jan 1119%Jan 1119%Jan 2119%Jan 2119%snowmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January in Enontekiö is essentially constant, remaining about 7.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 14.7 inches or falling below 1.8 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 7.9 inches on January 13.

Average Monthly Snowfall in January in Enontekiö

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Due to its extreme latitude, Enontekiö experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

In the winter in Enontekiö during 2024, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 1.1 months, setting at 12:39 PM on December 4, and not rising again until 12:20 PM on January 7. As such, January begins the month in polar night, which ends before the month is out.

The longest day of the month is January 31, with 5 hours, 30 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Enontekiö

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Enontekiö is 12:20 PM on January 7 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 26 minutes earlier at 9:54 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 12:42 PM on January 7 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 41 minutes later at 3:24 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Enontekiö during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during January, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Enontekiö

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDecFeb12:20 PM12:20 PMJan 712:42 PMJan 712:42 PM9:54 AM9:54 AMJan 313:24 PMJan 313:24 PM10:41 AM10:41 AMJan 212:32 PMJan 212:32 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Enontekiö

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in EnontekiöJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb000
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Enontekiö

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in EnontekiöJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 272:34 AMDec 272:34 AMJan 257:55 PMJan 257:55 PMFeb 101:00 AMFeb 101:00 AMFeb 242:31 PMFeb 242:31 PM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM10:17 AM10:17 AM4:34 PM4:34 PM4:34 PM4:34 PM8:44 AM8:44 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
77%-12:28 PMWNW9:25 PMENE4:17 AMS251,491 mi
2
69%-12:08 PMWNW11:08 PME4:56 AMS251,515 mi
3
60%-11:49 AMW-5:34 AMS250,732 mi
4
50%12:50 AME11:30 AMWSW-6:13 AMS249,120 mi
5
40%2:36 AMESE11:08 AMWSW-6:54 AMS246,724 mi
6
30%4:36 AMSE10:39 AMSW-7:38 AMS243,659 mi
7
21%7:18 AMSSE9:36 AMSSW-8:27 AMS240,119 mi
8
13%9:22 AMS236,363 mi
9
6%10:23 AMS232,709 mi
10
2%11:29 AMS229,496 mi
11
0%12:37 PMS227,033 mi
12
1%1:43 PMS225,541 mi
13
6%12:32 PMSSE4:57 PMSSW-2:44 PMS225,106 mi
14
13%11:48 AMSE7:34 PMWSW-3:40 PMS225,675 mi
15
22%11:21 AMESE9:48 PMW-4:31 PMS227,092 mi
16
33%10:59 AME11:53 PMW-5:19 PMS229,135 mi
17
45%10:37 AMENE--6:05 PMS231,570 mi
18
50%-1:59 AMWNW10:12 AMNE6:52 PMS234,188 mi
19
67%-4:17 AMNW9:37 AMNE7:40 PMS236,826 mi
20
77%8:30 PMS239,377 mi
21
85%9:22 PMS241,779 mi
22
92%10:15 PMS244,004 mi
23
97%11:08 PMS246,039 mi
24
99%11:59 PMS247,868 mi
25
100%--
26
100%-12:21 PMNNW2:26 PMNNE12:47 AMS249,457 mi
27
99%-11:17 AMNW5:03 PMNE1:32 AMS250,749 mi
28
95%-10:47 AMNW6:59 PMENE2:14 AMS251,667 mi
29
91%-10:25 AMWNW8:44 PMENE2:53 AMS252,112 mi
30
84%-10:06 AMW10:25 PME3:32 AMS251,986 mi
31
76%-9:47 AMW-4:10 AMS251,196 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Enontekiö is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Enontekiö

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Enontekiö is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.8 miles per hour, while on August 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Enontekiö

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Enontekiö throughout January is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 40% on January 30.

Wind Direction in January in Enontekiö

Wind Direction in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Enontekiö typically lasts for 3.0 months (90 days), from around May 30 to around August 28, rarely starting before May 14 or after June 16, and rarely ending before August 8 or after September 15.

The month of January in Enontekiö is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Enontekiö

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb0%Jan 160%Jan 16frigidfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Enontekiö are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January in Enontekiö

Growing Degree Days in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FDecFebJan 10°FJan 10°FJan 310°FJan 310°FJan 110°FJan 110°FJan 210°FJan 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Enontekiö is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 0.1 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Enontekiö

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in EnontekiöJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.1 kWh0.1 kWh0.2 kWh0.2 kWh0.3 kWh0.3 kWh0.4 kWh0.4 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh0.6 kWh0.6 kWh0.7 kWh0.7 kWh0.8 kWh0.8 kWh0.9 kWh0.9 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.1 kWh1.1 kWh1.2 kWh1.2 kWhDecFebJan 10.0 kWhJan 10.0 kWhJan 310.1 kWhJan 310.1 kWhJan 110.0 kWhJan 110.0 kWhJan 210.0 kWhJan 210.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Enontekiö are 68.386 deg latitude, 23.632 deg longitude, and 974 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Enontekiö contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 377 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,022 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,440 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,047 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Enontekiö is covered by trees (72%) and water (13%), within 10 miles by trees (65%) and herbaceous vegetation (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (58%) and herbaceous vegetation (27%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Enontekiö, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Enontekiö.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Enontekiö according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Enontekiö is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Enontekiö and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Enontekiö and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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