Kontiolahti weather in January

In January, Kontiolahti sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 5.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 4 h 30 min at the start of January to 6 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kontiolahti's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kontiolahti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
5 h 24 min
9:27 AM – 2:53 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kontiolahti is village in Kontiolahti, Finland.

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 -5°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kontiolahti 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 -16°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 Kontiolahti

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.

Kontiolahti 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-6° / -11°4210.812.45.50.0
Feb-6° / -11°369.310.58.20.0
Mar-1° / -7°359.39.911.20.0
Apr / -2°338.14.714.40.4
May12° / 509.50.817.53.2
Jun17° / 10°7812.9019.45.1
Jul20° / 13°8913.3018.65.8
Aug18° / 12°8513.5015.85.2
Sep13° / 7212.20.112.73.1
Oct / 6312.63.19.50.5
Nov / -3°5611.79.36.50.0
Dec-4° / -7°5412.7134.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kontiolahti gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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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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 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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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 4 h 30 min at the start of January to 6 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:47 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 2:20 PM to 3:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.59:472:20
24.69:472:22
34.69:462:23
44.79:452:25
54.79:442:27
64.89:432:29
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84.99:402:33
94.99:392:36
105.09:372:38
115.19:362:40
125.19:342:43
135.29:322:45
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195.79:213:01
205.89:193:04
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225.99:143:10
236.09:123:12
246.19:093:15
256.29:073:18
266.39:043:21
276.49:023:24
286.58:593:27
296.68:573:30
306.78:543:33
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kontiolahti?

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 Kontiolahti.

What to pack for Kontiolahti in January

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

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

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UV index in Kontiolahti in January

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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 Kontiolahti peaks around July 14 at about 5 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Kontiolahti?

Kontiolahti sits at 62.8°N, 29.8°E, 138 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Joensuu, 18 km away.

SavonlinnaKuopioVarkausSiilinjärviSortavalaPieksämäkiIisalmi

Topography around Kontiolahti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kontiolahti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Kontiolahti is covered by trees (60%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

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January weather nearby: Joensuu 18 km · Savonlinna 111 km · Kuopio 111 km · Varkaus 113 km · Siilinjärvi 116 km · Sortavala 125 km · Pieksämäki 148 km · Iisalmi 160 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 Kontiolahti (62.7602°, 29.8471°, elevation 138 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).