Sysmä Weather in January
Sysmä in January
The short of it: Sysmä in January averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 6 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -10° · rain 40 mm · daylight 6 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Sysmä an average January high of -4°, a low of -10° and some 40 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Sysmä: highs scarcely reach -4°, nights fall to -10°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 15 min in mid-January, 51 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Sysmä runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Hartola, 20 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Sysmä, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HartolaPaijat-Hame | 20 km ENE | -4° | -10° | 41 mm |
| PadasjokiPaijat-Hame | 27 km SW | -3° | -9° | 41 mm |
| KuhmoinenPirkanmaa | 28 km WNW | -3° | -9° | 42 mm |
| AsikkalaPaijat-Hame | 33 km SSW | -3° | -9° | 40 mm |
| LuhankaCentral Finland | 33 km N | -4° | -10° | 40 mm |
| JoutsaCentral Finland | 35 km NE | -4° | -10° | 42 mm |
| HeinolaPaijat-Hame | 38 km SSE | -3° | -9° | 43 mm |
| AuttoinenPaijat-Hame | 39 km SW | -3° | -9° | 42 mm |