Kangasala weather in January

In January, Kangasala sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
5 h 54 min
9:36 AM – 3:30 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kangasala reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°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)
1-3-7
2-3-7
3-3-7
4-3-7
5-3-7
6-3-7
7-3-7
8-3-7
9-3-7
10-3-7
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15-3-7
16-3-7
17-3-8
18-3-8
19-3-8
20-3-8
21-4-8
22-4-8
23-4-8
24-4-8
25-4-9
26-4-9
27-4-9
28-4-9
29-4-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How January really feels in Kangasala

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.

Kangasala weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°399.79.960.0
Feb-3° / -9°307.57.98.40.0
Mar / -6°318.17.711.30.0
Apr / -1°328.23.314.31.0
May14° / 459.50.217.13.9
Jun18° / 10°7312.2018.95.3
Jul21° / 13°8212.8018.15.9
Aug19° / 12°7412.8015.65.6
Sep14° / 5410.4012.63.8
Oct / 6010.71.39.60.9
Nov / -1°4910.65.76.80.0
Dec-1° / -5°4611.29.35.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41486
51486
61585
71585
81585
91585
101486
111585
121585
131585
141585
151486
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171486
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191585
201585
211585
221684
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261684
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281783
291783
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kangasala gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13434
23434
33434
43534
53534
63534
73534
83534
93533
103533
113533
123432
133432
143432
153331
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203031
213031
222931
232931
242931
252932
262932
272932
282933
292933
302933
313033

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 06 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 120 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:53 AM to 9:05 AM, and sunset from 3:00 PM to 4:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.19:533:00
25.19:533:02
35.29:523:03
45.29:513:05
55.39:513:07
65.39:503:08
75.49:493:10
85.49:483:12
95.59:463:14
105.59:453:16
115.69:443:18
125.69:433:21
135.79:413:23
145.89:403:25
155.89:383:27
165.99:363:30
176.09:353:32
186.09:333:35
196.19:313:37
206.29:293:40
216.39:273:42
226.39:253:45
236.49:233:47
246.59:213:50
256.69:193:53
266.69:163:55
276.79:143:58
286.89:124:01
296.99:104:04
307.09:074:06
317.19:054:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.1Dim
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30.1Dim
40.1Dim
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240.3Dim
250.3Dim
260.4Dim
270.4Dim
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290.4Dim
300.4Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kangasala?

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 Kangasala.

What to pack for Kangasala in January

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

In January, Kangasala sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kangasala 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 Kangasala peaks around June 18 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 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kangasala?

Kangasala sits at 61.5°N, 24.1°E, 100 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Hervanta, 12 km away.

Topography around Kangasala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kangasala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Kangasala is covered by trees (39%), cropland (26%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Hervanta 12 km · Pohjois-Hervanta 12 km · Tampere 16 km · Valkeakoski 22 km · Pirkkala 24 km · Lempäälä 24 km · Ylöjärvi 27 km · Nokia 31 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 Kangasala (61.4638°, 24.076°, elevation 100 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. 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).