Imatra weather in January

In January, Imatra sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 6.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 12 min at the start of January to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Imatra's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Imatra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
6 hours
9:15 AM – 3:14 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Imatra is urban settlement in South Karelia, Finland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 9.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
435/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical January day in Imatra reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-8
2-4-8
3-4-8
4-4-8
5-4-8
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How January really feels in Imatra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Imatra weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -9°4110.9126.10.0
Feb-4° / -10°368.99.68.50.0
Mar / -6°358.98.411.30.0
Apr / -1°338.43.614.31.1
May14° / 4890.4174.3
Jun19° / 11°6612018.75.6
Jul21° / 13°7612.40186.1
Aug20° / 12°7312.1015.55.8
Sep14° / 5511.1012.63.9
Oct / 5611.21.79.60.9
Nov / -2°5211.36.56.90.0
Dec-2° / -6°5011.910.85.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71288
81288
91288
101288
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311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Imatra gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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33638
43639
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283641
293641
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313641

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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24100
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 12 min at the start of January to 7 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:31 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 2:45 PM to 3:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.29:312:45
25.39:312:46
35.39:302:48
45.39:292:50
55.49:292:51
65.49:282:53
75.59:272:55
85.59:262:57
95.69:252:59
105.69:233:01
115.79:223:03
125.79:213:05
135.89:193:07
145.99:183:09
155.99:163:12
166.09:153:14
176.19:133:16
186.19:113:19
196.29:103:21
206.39:083:24
216.39:063:26
226.49:043:29
236.59:023:31
246.69:003:34
256.68:583:36
266.78:553:39
276.88:533:42
286.98:513:44
297.08:493:47
307.18:463:50
317.18:443:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Imatra?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Imatra.

What to pack for Imatra in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Imatra sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Imatra in January

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Imatra in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Imatra peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Imatra?

Imatra sits at 61.2°N, 28.8°E, 68 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Svetogorsk, 9.0 km away.

PriozërskSavonlinnaMikkeliHaminaKouvola

Topography around Imatra

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Imatra.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Imatra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m.

The land around Imatra is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
245 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Svetogorsk 9.0 km · Lappeenranta 33 km · Vyborg 52 km · Priozërsk 76 km · Savonlinna 78 km · Mikkeli 97 km · Hamina 108 km · Kouvola 116 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Imatra (61.1718°, 28.7524°, elevation 68 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).