Väståboland weather in January

In January, Väståboland sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 6.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to -2°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 5 h 30 min at the start of January to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Väståboland's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Väståboland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
6 h 12 min
9:33 AM – 3:48 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Väståboland is town in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland.

Density
3/km²
people per km²
Founded
2009

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 -0°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical January day in Väståboland reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-4
80-4
90-4
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110-4
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18-1-5
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24-1-5
25-1-5
26-1-6
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31-2-6

How January really feels in Väståboland

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
25 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Väståboland 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-1° / -5°4810.186.30.0
Feb-2° / -6°368.47.18.60.0
Mar / -4°3585.211.30.0
Apr / 328.11.614.20.9
May12° / 347.6016.83.6
Jun17° / 11°529.2018.45.5
Jul20° / 14°5910.1017.86.4
Aug20° / 14°6811.3015.46.0
Sep15° / 10°539.7012.64.4
Oct / 63110.49.71.7
Nov / 5911.72.97.10.1
Dec / -2°5912.76.45.60.0

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42377
52377
62377
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192080
202080
212080
222080
232179
242179
252179
262179
272179
282179
292278
302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Väståboland gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13926
23926
33926
43826
53826
63826
73826
83826
93726
103726
113626
123626
133526
143526
153425
163325
173325
183225
193125
203025
213025
222925
232926
242926
252927
262927
273028
283028
293028
303129
313129

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
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5100
6100
7100
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9100
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14100
15100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
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1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 30 min at the start of January to 7 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:47 AM to 9:04 AM, and sunset from 3:20 PM to 4:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.59:473:20
25.69:473:22
35.69:463:23
45.69:463:25
55.79:453:26
65.79:443:28
75.89:443:30
85.89:433:31
95.99:423:33
105.99:413:35
116.09:393:37
126.09:383:39
136.19:373:41
146.19:353:43
156.29:343:45
166.29:333:48
176.39:313:50
186.49:293:52
196.49:283:54
206.59:263:57
216.69:243:59
226.79:224:02
236.79:214:04
246.89:194:06
256.99:174:09
266.99:154:11
277.09:134:14
287.19:114:17
297.29:084:19
307.39:064:22
317.39:044:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.31 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 Väståboland?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Väståboland.

What to pack for Väståboland in January

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

In January, Väståboland sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -5°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 Väståboland in January

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°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
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Väståboland 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 Väståboland peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Väståboland?

Väståboland sits at 60.3°N, 22.3°E, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kaarina, 13 km away.

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Topography around Väståboland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Väståboland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Väståboland is covered by trees (50%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kaarina 13 km · Turku 17 km · Raisio 22 km · Naantali 24 km · Lieto 25 km · Salo 47 km · Raseborg 73 km · Loimaa 74 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 Väståboland (60.2997°, 22.3004°), 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).