Weather in Vaasa in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Vaasa;
Average weather
Average temperature in Vaasa in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is -1°C with a maximum of +5°C and a minimum of -18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -3°C to -6°C.
Is Vaasa warm or cold in January?
Vaasa is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -1°C to -3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -6°C to -8°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 Vaasa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Vaasa in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | -3°C | -3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -25°C | -36°C | -34°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +8°C | +8°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 19 mm | 6 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 88% | 86% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 22 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From -1°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -3°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 19 mm to 6 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 88% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in December to 2 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Vaasa is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Vaasa.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Vaasa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Vaasa in January has changed quite a lot over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (-12°C) and the highest in 2020 (+4°C). The driest year was 2012 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 0 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Vaasa
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Vaasa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.