Levi weather in January

In January, Levi sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 2.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 0 hours at the start of January to 4 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Levi's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
2 h 18 min
11:22 AM – 1:39 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Levi is ski resort in Kittilä, 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 -8°C in the first days to -10°C by the end.

A typical January day in Levi reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°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 Levi

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.

Levi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°308.810.62.10.0
Feb-8° / -14°267.69.470.0
Mar-3° / -10°256.68.3110.0
Apr / -5°327.77.115.10.0
May / 47103.219.61.7
Jun15° / 70120.123.94.2
Jul18° / 10°8513.7022.15.3
Aug16° / 7312.10174.7
Sep10° / 5610.40.612.82.3
Oct / -2°5110.55.68.80.1
Nov-4° / -9°4510.410.64.30.0
Dec-7° / -12°349.111.10.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 (%)
11882
21882
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Levi gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12935
22936
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53036
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103137
113137
123037
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302834
312835

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 0 hours at the start of January to 4 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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110.912:0212:54
121.311:511:06
131.611:421:16
141.811:351:24
152.111:281:32
162.311:221:39
172.511:161:45
182.711:101:52
192.911:051:58
203.110:592:04
213.310:542:09
223.410:492:15
233.610:442:20
243.810:392:26
253.910:352:31
264.110:302:36
274.310:252:41
284.410:212:46
294.610:162:51
304.710:122:56
314.910:073:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is January a good time to visit Levi?

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
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Levi.

What to pack for Levi in January

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

In January, Levi sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Levi 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 Levi peaks around July 12 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Levi?

Levi sits at 67.8°N, 24.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Rovaniemi, 150 km away.

RovaniemiKirunaTornioKemiKovdorAltaBodenLuleå

Topography around Levi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Levi is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
332 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
687 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Rovaniemi 150 km · Kiruna 192 km · Tornio 219 km · Kemi 230 km · Kovdor 241 km · Alta 248 km · Boden 259 km · Luleå 273 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 Levi (67.8051°, 24.7961°, elevation 0 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).