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Northern lights in Rovaniemi in January 2027

Short answer: The darkest, most moon-free nights are 2 Jan, 3 Jan, 4 Jan, 5 Jan, 6 Jan, 7 Jan. Nights average 14.5 hours of darkness in January.

Get out of town light pollution: tours go to frozen lakes and forest cabins.

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 31 Jan 2027

Darkest night: Sat 2 January 2027

Dark 16:47–07:58 · 15.3 h without the moon · moon 21% lit

Night ofDark (sun below −12°)HoursMoon-freeMoonScore
Fri 1 Jan16:46–07:5915.312.530%97
Sat 2 Jan16:47–07:5815.315.321%100
Sun 3 Jan16:48–07:5715.215.214%100
Mon 4 Jan16:50–07:5715.215.28%100
Tue 5 Jan16:52–07:5615.215.23%100
Wed 6 Jan16:53–07:5515.215.21%100
Thu 7 Jan16:55–07:5415.015.00%100
Fri 8 Jan16:57–07:5315.015.01%100
Sat 9 Jan16:59–07:5215.015.04%100
Sun 10 Jan17:01–07:5115.013.88%100
Mon 11 Jan17:03–07:5014.812.014%98
Tue 12 Jan17:05–07:4814.810.322%96
Wed 13 Jan17:07–07:4714.78.331%93
Thu 14 Jan17:09–07:4514.76.741%88
Fri 15 Jan17:11–07:4414.74.752%80
Sat 16 Jan17:14–07:4214.52.263%70
Sun 17 Jan17:16–07:4014.50.074%59
Mon 18 Jan17:18–07:3914.50.083%54
Tue 19 Jan17:21–07:3714.30.091%50
Wed 20 Jan17:23–07:3514.30.097%47
Thu 21 Jan17:26–07:3314.20.0100%45
Fri 22 Jan17:28–07:3114.20.0100%45
Sat 23 Jan17:31–07:2914.00.097%47
Sun 24 Jan17:34–07:2714.01.592%55
Mon 25 Jan17:36–07:2513.83.385%64
Tue 26 Jan17:39–07:2213.85.276%74
Wed 27 Jan17:42–07:2013.77.067%82
Thu 28 Jan17:44–07:1813.79.057%89
Fri 29 Jan17:47–07:1513.511.346%96
Sat 30 Jan17:50–07:1313.513.537%100
Sun 31 Jan17:53–07:1013.313.327%100

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Questions

What are the best nights for the northern lights in Rovaniemi in January 2027?

The darkest, most moon-free nights are 2 Jan, 3 Jan, 4 Jan, 5 Jan, 6 Jan, 7 Jan. Nights average 14.5 hours of darkness in January.

Is January a good month for the northern lights in Rovaniemi?

Yes, nights are very long, though often cloudier and colder. Get out of town light pollution: tours go to frozen lakes and forest cabins.