- Elevation
- 89 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport40 km
- KUO Kuopio Airport94 km
About Hankavesi
Hankavesi is a lake. Location: Central Finland Region, Finland. Elevation: 89 m.
Hankavesi is a lake in Hankasalmi, Central Finland, Finland. The lake is middle sized and quite low; the form is like a labyrinth, with many islands and spits. Oksalansaari is one of its islands. The lake gets its water from Armisvesi lake.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 7.9 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Hankavesi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (90 mm)
- Driest month
- February (31 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 12° | 6° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 31 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 61 | 84 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 48 |
How to get to Hankavesi
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (94 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 346 km to the south.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 40 kmwest
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 94 kmnortheast
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 141 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 346 kmsouth
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 349 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hankavesi
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 3 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 20 kmSW
- Kuusvesi Lake 20 kmW
- Kuuhankavesi Lake 8 kmS
- Liesvesi Lake 18 kmNW
25–60 km18 places
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 41 kmSW
- Taulumäki church Attraction 41 kmSW
- Niinivesi Lake 41 kmW
- Lannevesi Lake 54 kmW
60–100 km37 places
- Keurusselkä Lake 97 kmW
- Rauhajärvi Lake 65 kmSE
- Leivonmäen Kansallispuisto Natural site 62 kmS
- Karankajärvi Lake 89 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hankasalmi Village, Hankasalmi5.2 km S
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Hankasalmi Municipality, Jyväskylä6.4 km S
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Laukaa Municipality, Jyväskylä23 km W
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Konnevesi Village, Konnevesi22 km N
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Laukaa Town, Laukaa26 km W
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Rautalampi Municipality, Sisä-Savo28 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kuuhankavesi Lake, Central Finland Region8.3 km S
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Liesvesi Lake, Central Finland Region18 km NW
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Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake, Central Finland Region20 km SW
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Kuusvesi Lake, Central Finland Region20 km W
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Hankavesi Lake, Northern Savonia25 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources