Kemi weather in January

In January, Kemi sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 4.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 2 h 30 min at the start of January to 5 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kemi's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kemi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
4 hours
10:31 AM – 2:31 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.08 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 -5°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kemi reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Kemi

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.

Kemi 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-6° / -11°469.510.64.10.0
Feb-7° / -11°389107.60.0
Mar-3° / -8°388.49.111.10.0
Apr / -4°347.34.614.80.0
May / 479.20.918.51.6
Jun14° / 5810021.44.0
Jul18° / 13°6811.1020.15.7
Aug17° / 12°7511.1016.45.1
Sep12° / 7010.50.112.72.9
Oct / 63112.59.10.4
Nov / -3°6712.785.40.0
Dec-3° / -7°571210.82.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21684
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kemi gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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282933
293034
303134
313135

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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Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 2 h 30 min at the start of January to 5 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 198 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 11:09 AM to 9:41 AM, and sunset from 1:41 PM to 3:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
12.511:091:41
22.611:071:43
32.711:051:46
42.811:031:49
52.911:011:52
63.010:591:56
73.010:561:59
83.110:542:02
93.210:512:06
103.410:482:09
113.510:452:13
123.610:432:17
133.710:402:20
143.810:372:24
153.910:342:28
164.010:312:31
174.110:272:35
184.210:242:39
194.410:212:43
204.510:182:47
214.610:152:51
224.710:112:54
234.810:082:58
245.010:053:02
255.110:023:06
265.29:583:10
275.39:553:14
285.49:513:18
295.69:483:21
305.79:443:25
315.89:413:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kemi?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kemi.

What to pack for Kemi in January

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

In January, Kemi sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kemi in January

The nearest coast averages about 0°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
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Jun10Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov4Bracing
Dec1Bracing

UV index in Kemi 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 Kemi peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kemi?

Kemi sits at 65.7°N, 24.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Tornio, 23 km away.

HaukipudasOuluRovaniemiLuleåRaaheBodenPiteå

Topography around Kemi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kemi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Kemi is covered by trees (39%) and water (35%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Tornio 23 km · Haukipudas 72 km · Oulu 91 km · Rovaniemi 99 km · Luleå 112 km · Raahe 117 km · Boden 132 km · Piteå 150 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 Kemi (65.7364°, 24.5637°, elevation 16 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).