Kouvola weather in January

In January, Kouvola sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 6.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 18 min at the start of January to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kouvola's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kouvola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 06 min
9:20 AM – 3:25 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Kouvola reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°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)
1-3-7
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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22-4-8
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29-4-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How January really feels in Kouvola

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.

Kouvola 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-3° / -8°4410.610.86.20.0
Feb-3° / -9°4099.18.50.0
Mar / -6°368.77.811.30.0
Apr / -0°358.92.814.21.5
May15° / 469.90.2174.7
Jun19° / 10°7011.8018.65.8
Jul22° / 13°6711.6017.96.4
Aug20° / 12°6610.9015.56.1
Sep15° / 539.9012.64.3
Oct / 5710.91.29.71.2
Nov / -1°5411.35.270.0
Dec-1° / -5°5411.79.65.40.0

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 (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121684
131585
141585
151585
161585
171585
181585
191486
201486
211486
221486
231387
241387
251387
261486
271486
281486
291486
301486
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kouvola gets around 44 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13634
23635
33635
43735
53735
63735
73835
83835
93835
103835
113835
123835
133734
143734
153634
163534
173534
183434
193334
203334
213235
223235
233235
243136
253136
263236
273237
283237
293337
303337
313437

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 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
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 18 min at the start of January to 7 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:36 AM to 8:50 AM, and sunset from 2:57 PM to 4:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.39:362:57
25.49:352:58
35.49:353:00
45.49:343:01
55.59:333:03
65.59:333:04
75.69:323:06
85.69:313:08
95.79:303:10
105.79:283:12
115.89:273:14
125.89:263:16
135.99:253:18
146.09:233:20
156.09:223:23
166.19:203:25
176.19:183:27
186.29:173:30
196.39:153:32
206.49:133:34
216.49:113:37
226.59:093:39
236.69:073:42
246.69:053:44
256.79:033:47
266.89:013:50
276.98:593:52
287.08:573:55
297.08:553:58
307.18:524:00
317.28:504:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.1Dim
20.1Dim
30.2Dim
40.2Dim
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70.2Dim
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90.2Dim
100.2Dim
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170.3Dim
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230.3Dim
240.3Dim
250.4Dim
260.4Dim
270.4Dim
280.4Dim
290.4Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kouvola?

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 Kouvola.

What to pack for Kouvola in January

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

In January, Kouvola sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°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 Kouvola 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 at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kouvola 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 Kouvola peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kouvola?

Kouvola sits at 60.9°N, 26.7°E, 81 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Anjala, 22 km away.

Topography around Kouvola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kouvola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m.

The land around Kouvola is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
228 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Anjala 22 km · Karhula 40 km · Hamina 43 km · Kotka 46 km · Heinola 52 km · Orimattila 53 km · Lahti 58 km · Hollola 66 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 Kouvola (60.8667°, 26.7°, elevation 81 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).