Kerava weather in January

In January, Kerava sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 6.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. 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 30 min at the start of January to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kerava's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 12 min
9:22 AM – 3:35 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 16.1 µg/m³ · 2017

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kerava reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 3°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)
1-2-6
2-2-6
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How January really feels in Kerava

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.

Kerava 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° / -7°4510.610.56.30.0
Feb-3° / -8°388.98.58.60.0
Mar / -5°368.67.211.30.0
Apr / 379.22.814.21.7
May15° / 469.40.216.84.7
Jun19° / 10°7212.2018.55.7
Jul22° / 13°7311.9017.86.3
Aug20° / 11°6712015.45.9
Sep15° / 5210.1012.64.3
Oct / 5510.81.19.71.3
Nov / -1°5210.757.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°5211.59.45.50.0

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 (%)
11981
21981
31882
41783
51783
61783
71783
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131585
141585
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201486
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281585
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301585
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kerava gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13734
23734
33634
43634
53634
63634
73634
83734
93734
103734
113734
123734
133734
143634
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203434
213334
223334
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243234
253234
263234
273335
283335
293335
303335
313334

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
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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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2013light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 30 min at the start of January to 7 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:37 AM to 8:53 AM, and sunset from 3:08 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.59:373:08
25.59:373:09
35.69:363:11
45.69:363:12
55.79:353:14
65.79:343:16
75.79:333:17
85.89:323:19
95.89:313:21
105.99:303:23
115.99:293:25
126.09:283:27
136.09:273:29
146.19:253:31
156.29:243:33
166.29:223:35
176.39:213:38
186.39:193:40
196.49:173:42
206.59:163:45
216.69:143:47
226.69:123:49
236.79:103:52
246.89:083:54
256.89:063:57
266.99:043:59
277.09:024:02
287.19:004:05
297.28:584:07
307.28:564:10
317.38:534:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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310.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kerava?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kerava.

What to pack for Kerava in January

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

In January, Kerava sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -7°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 Kerava in January

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 1°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
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kerava 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 Kerava peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kerava?

Kerava sits at 60.4°N, 25.1°E, 54 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Tuusula, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Kerava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Kerava is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tuusula 4.0 km · Järvenpää 8.0 km · Sibbo 9.0 km · Vantaa 13 km · Suutarila 15 km · Suurmetsä 15 km · Nurmijärvi 18 km · Mellunkylä 19 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 Kerava (60.4034°, 25.105°, elevation 54 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).