Raahe weather in January

In January, Raahe 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 4.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 3 h 24 min at the start of January to 6 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Raahe's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raahe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
4 h 36 min
10:13 AM – 2:49 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 3 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
571/km²
people per km²

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 -6°C by the end.

A typical January day in Raahe reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than 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
8-4-7
9-4-7
10-4-8
11-4-8
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15-4-8
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17-4-8
18-4-9
19-5-9
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25-5-10
26-6-10
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30-6-10
31-6-10

How January really feels in Raahe

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.

Raahe 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-4° / -9°328.794.70.0
Feb-5° / -10°267.387.80.0
Mar-2° / -7°277.37.211.20.0
Apr / -3°296.83.714.60.0
May / 448.70.718.11.5
Jun13° / 519.1020.53.8
Jul18° / 13°6911019.55.6
Aug17° / 13°6610.9016.25.3
Sep12° / 6110.9012.73.1
Oct / 59111.89.20.6
Nov / -1°5311.66.65.80.0
Dec-2° / -5°4110.48.53.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61882
71882
81882
91882
101783
111882
121882
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311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Raahe 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13030
23031
33031
43131
53131
63131
73131
83131
93131
103131
113131
123130
133130
143030
153029
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202728
212728
222628
232628
242528
252528
262528
272528
282529
292529
302629
312630

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 (%)
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
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720breezy
820breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
1220breezy
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1620breezy
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1820light breeze
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3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 3 h 24 min at the start of January to 6 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 168 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:43 AM to 9:30 AM, and sunset from 2:08 PM to 3:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
13.410:432:08
23.510:412:10
33.510:402:12
43.610:392:15
53.710:372:17
63.710:352:20
73.810:332:22
83.910:322:25
94.010:302:28
104.110:282:31
114.110:252:34
124.210:232:37
134.310:212:40
144.410:182:43
154.510:162:46
164.610:132:49
174.710:112:53
184.810:082:56
194.910:062:59
205.010:033:03
215.110:003:06
225.29:573:09
235.39:543:13
245.49:513:16
255.59:493:20
265.69:463:23
275.79:433:27
285.89:393:30
296.09:363:34
306.19:333:37
316.29:303:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.0Dim
20.0Dim
30.0Dim
40.1Dim
50.1Dim
60.1Dim
70.1Dim
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90.1Dim
100.1Dim
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220.2Dim
230.2Dim
240.2Dim
250.2Dim
260.2Dim
270.3Dim
280.3Dim
290.3Dim
300.3Dim
310.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Raahe?

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
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Raahe.

What to pack for Raahe in January

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

In January, Raahe 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 Raahe in January

The nearest coast averages about 0°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 15°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

-5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr0Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun9Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Raahe 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 Raahe peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 14UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Raahe?

Raahe sits at 64.7°N, 24.5°E, 5 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Oulu, 59 km away.

YlivieskaHaukipudasKokkolaKemiTornioJakobstadLuleå

Topography around Raahe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raahe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m.

The land around Raahe is covered by trees (52%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Oulu 59 km · Ylivieska 67 km · Haukipudas 68 km · Kokkola 114 km · Kemi 117 km · Tornio 130 km · Jakobstad 141 km · Luleå 148 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 Raahe (64.6833°, 24.4833°, elevation 5 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).