Tornio weather in January

In January, Tornio sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 2 h 24 min at the start of January to 5 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tornio's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tornio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
3 h 54 min
10:34 AM – 2:31 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Tornio 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 -15°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Tornio

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.

Tornio weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°469.510.940.0
Feb-7° / -11°38910.17.50.0
Mar-3° / -8°388.49.111.10.0
Apr / -3°347.24.614.80.0
May / 469.10.918.51.3
Jun13° / 569.7021.63.8
Jul18° / 13°6510.8020.25.6
Aug17° / 12°7210.8016.55.1
Sep12° / 7010.5012.82.9
Oct / 6310.62.29.10.4
Nov / -3°6812.77.75.30.0
Dec-3° / -7°581210.72.40.0

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31882
41783
51882
61882
71882
81783
91783
101882
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311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tornio gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13436
23436
33437
43437
53437
63438
73538
83538
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103538
113538
123538
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143438
153337
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173236
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193035
203034
212934
222933
232833
242833
252833
262833
272933
282934
293034
303035
313136

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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24100
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Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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2716light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 2 h 24 min at the start of January to 5 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 204 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 11:14 AM to 9:44 AM, and sunset from 1:39 PM to 3:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
12.411:141:39
22.511:121:42
32.611:101:45
42.711:081:48
52.811:061:51
62.911:031:54
73.011:011:58
83.110:582:01
93.210:552:05
103.310:522:08
113.410:502:12
123.510:472:16
133.610:442:20
143.710:412:23
153.810:372:27
163.910:342:31
174.110:312:35
184.210:282:39
194.310:252:43
204.410:212:47
214.510:182:50
224.710:152:54
234.810:112:58
244.910:083:02
255.010:053:06
265.110:013:10
275.39:583:14
285.49:543:18
295.59:513:22
305.69:473:26
315.89:443:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.08 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 Tornio?

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 Tornio.

What to pack for Tornio in January

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

In January, Tornio sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Tornio 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 at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March 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
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Apr0Bracing
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Jun9Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov4Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Tornio 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 Tornio 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
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tornio?

Tornio sits at 65.8°N, 24.1°E, 6 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kemi, 23 km away.

HaukipudasLuleåRovaniemiOuluBodenRaahePiteå

Topography around Tornio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tornio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m.

The land around Tornio is covered by trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
436 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kemi 23 km · Haukipudas 93 km · Luleå 96 km · Rovaniemi 100 km · Oulu 111 km · Boden 112 km · Raahe 130 km · Piteå 136 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 Tornio (65.8481°, 24.1466°, elevation 6 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).