Weather in Oulu in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Oulu;
Average weather
Average temperature in Oulu in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is -1°C with a maximum of +5°C and a minimum of -22°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to -3°C.
Is Oulu warm or cold in January?
Oulu is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -4°C to -6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -9°C to -12°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Oulu, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Oulu in January
Water in Oulu in January is Cold. It varies from -2°C to +1°C, with an average of -1°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around -6°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Oulu in January?
Climate in Oulu in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -6°C | -6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -31°C | -38°C | -33°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +6°C | +6°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 7 mm | 2 mm | 3 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -1°C | -1°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 88% | 87% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 12 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From -4°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -6°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 7 mm to 2 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 88% to 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Oulu is gradually decreasing during January, going from 11 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Oulu.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Oulu?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Oulu in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+3°C) and the highest in 2020 (+8°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 247 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 603 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Oulu, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.