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Municipality

Muurame

Located in Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region Coordinates: 62°08′00″ N 25°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Muurame Muurame
Location in Finland
Population
10,426
10.4K
Elevation
81 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Muurame
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JYV Jyväskylä Airport30 km
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport135 km

About Muurame

Muurame is a municipality. Location: Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region. Population: 10,426. Elevation: 81 m.

From Wikipedia

Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Jyväskylä, the regional capital of Central Finland. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. Altogether there are 37 lakes in Muurame. The biggest lakes beside Päijänne are Muuratjärvi and Lake Kuusjärvi. River Muurame streams through the population center of Muurame, which was founded in 1921.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1921
Area
144 km²
Official website
muurame.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Muurame

From Wikivoyage

Muurame is a small municipality in Finland, situated about 20 km from Jyväskylä to the south. The population of Muurame is about 10,000 (2021).

Get in+

There are many direct Linkki buses (lines 13, 14 and 21) a day from Jyväskylä to Muurame. Long distance buses between Tampere and Jyväskylä stop at Muurame, also some direct services from Helsinki and Lahti are available, Matkahuolto has timetable information about them.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Muurame

  • Jyväskylä
  • Toivakka

Twin towns and sister cities of Muurame

  • Vinje· Norway

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Muurame over time

Population of Muurame over time
2007 8,990
2008 9,178
2009 9,231
2010 9,256
2011 9,438
2012 9,569
2013 9,572
2014 9,700
2015 9,791
2016 9,941
2017 10,097
2023 10,551

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Muurame

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
August (87 mm)
Driest month
February (29 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).

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Climate of Muurame
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°0°6°14°19°21°18°12°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-7°-2°4°10°12°10°6°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)412936353455798760565546

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Muurame

The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (135 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 305 km to the south.

Airports

  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 30 kmnorth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 135 kmsouthwest
  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 147 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 305 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 333 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Muurame

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 6 natural sites, 54 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 13 kmNE
  • Taulumäki church Attraction 14 kmN
  • Leppävesi Lake 23 kmNE
  • Karikkoselkä Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km18 places

  • Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 32 kmNE
  • Keurusselkä Lake 52 kmW
  • Niinivesi Lake 47 kmN
  • Lannevesi Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km37 places

  • Pihlajavesi Lake 77 kmW
  • Vesijako Lake 90 kmSW
  • Vehkajärvi Lake 83 kmSW
  • Lake Päijänne Lake 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Muurame

2 places
  1. 1 Muurame 10.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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