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Saariselkä in January

Great month. Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: −9°C (16°F)16°F (−9°C) / −19°C (−2°F)−2°F (−19°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: Medium; Finland overall
Prices: Medium; Finland overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Saariselkä

Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

No other month rates higher than January for Saariselkä in this guide.

Long-term averages

SaariselkäHighs around -9 °C (16 °F), lows around -19 °C (−2 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 16 °F (-9 °C), lows around −2 °F (-19 °C), rain on about 9 days
Lapland, Finland · Rovaniemi, Levi, Ylläs, Saariselkä, Inari, Kilpisjärvicool
Snow from November to April; −15 to −30 °C (5 to −22 °F) in January. Polar night (kaamos) in the north from early December to early January; midnight sun in Utsjoki about 17 May – 27 July. Autumn colours (ruska) in early September.Snow from November to April; 5 to −22 °F (−15 to −30 °C) in January. Polar night (kaamos) in the north from early December to early January; midnight sun in Utsjoki about 17 May – 27 July. Autumn colours (ruska) in early September.

Finland overall: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Saariselkä, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

February: Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

Saariselkä: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.