Kokkola weather in January

In January, Kokkola sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 5.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 4 hours at the start of January to 6 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kokkola's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kokkola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
5 hours
10:07 AM – 3:07 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.7 µg/m³ · 2010

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 -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kokkola reaches about -4°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 -12°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)
1-3-8
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-3-8
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-3-8
12-3-8
13-3-8
14-3-8
15-3-8
16-4-8
17-4-9
18-4-9
19-4-9
20-4-9
21-4-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-10
25-4-10
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27-5-10
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30-5-10
31-5-10

How January really feels in Kokkola

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.

Kokkola 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-4° / -9°328.79.25.10.0
Feb-4° / -10°277.47.680.0
Mar / -7°287.57.311.20.0
Apr / -1°317.53.714.51.1
May13° / 489.50.417.83.8
Jun18° / 5910.40205.6
Jul21° / 12°7913.2019.15.9
Aug19° / 11°7212.20165.7
Sep14° / 5610.3012.73.8
Oct / 5110.32.19.30.8
Nov / -2°46105.96.10.0
Dec-2° / -6°4210.58.240.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31981
41882
51882
61981
72080
82080
91981
101981
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121981
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241882
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282080
292080
302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kokkola gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23131
33131
43131
53131
63131
73132
83131
93131
103131
113031
123030
133030
142929
152929
162829
172828
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202728
212628
222628
232628
242628
252628
262628
272629
282629
292729
302730
312730

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
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 4 hours at the start of January to 6 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:32 AM to 9:28 AM, and sunset from 2:30 PM to 3:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.010:322:30
24.010:312:32
34.110:302:34
44.110:282:36
54.210:272:38
64.210:262:40
74.310:242:42
84.410:232:45
94.410:212:47
104.510:192:50
114.610:172:52
124.710:152:55
134.710:132:58
144.810:113:01
154.910:093:04
165.010:073:07
175.110:053:10
185.210:023:13
195.310:003:16
205.49:573:19
215.49:553:22
225.59:523:25
235.69:503:28
245.79:473:31
255.89:453:34
265.99:423:38
276.09:393:41
286.19:363:44
296.29:333:47
306.39:313:51
316.49:283:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.15 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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60.1Dim
70.1Dim
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90.1Dim
100.1Dim
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140.1Dim
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160.1Dim
170.1Dim
180.2Dim
190.2Dim
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210.2Dim
220.2Dim
230.2Dim
240.2Dim
250.2Dim
260.3Dim
270.3Dim
280.3Dim
290.3Dim
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310.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kokkola?

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 Kokkola.

What to pack for Kokkola in January

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

In January, Kokkola sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kokkola 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 16°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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun8Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Kokkola 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 Kokkola peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kokkola?

Kokkola sits at 63.8°N, 23.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Jakobstad, 28 km away.

YlivieskaKauhavaKorsholmVaasaRaaheSeinäjokiKurikka

Topography around Kokkola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kokkola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Kokkola is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Jakobstad 28 km · Ylivieska 74 km · Kauhava 82 km · Korsholm 108 km · Vaasa 112 km · Raahe 114 km · Seinäjoki 117 km · Kurikka 140 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 Kokkola (63.8385°, 23.1307°, elevation 9 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).