Uurainen
Located in Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region Coordinates: 62°27′43″ N 25°24′54″ E
- Population
- 3,455
- 3.5K
- Elevation
- 159 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Uurainen
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport15 km
- KUO Kuopio Airport136 km
About Uurainen
Uurainen is a municipality. Location: Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region. Population: 3,455. Elevation: 159 m.
Uurainen (Swedish: Uurainen, also Urais) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,651 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 372.26 square kilometres (143.73 sq mi) of which 24.22 km2 (9.35 sq mi), or roughly 6.5%, is water. The population density is 10.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.2/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Laukaa, Multia, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Places bordering Uurainen
- Jyväskylä
- Laukaa
- Multia
- Petäjävesi
- Saarijärvi
- Äänekoski
Population of Uurainen over time
| 2007 | 3,265 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,321 | |
| 2009 | 3,382 | |
| 2010 | 3,455 | |
| 2011 | 3,507 | |
| 2012 | 3,569 | |
| 2013 | 3,594 | |
| 2014 | 3,611 | |
| 2015 | 3,666 | |
| 2016 | 3,717 | |
| 2017 | 3,747 | |
| 2023 | 3,615 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Uurainen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (87 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 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° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 4° | 0° | -5° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 60 | 83 | 87 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 47 |
How to get to Uurainen
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (136 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 301 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 15 kmsoutheast
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 136 kmnortheast
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 151 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 301 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 339 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Uurainen
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 49 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Niinivesi Lake 18 kmNE
- Lannevesi Lake 12 kmN
25–60 km21 places
- Kuusvesi Lake 34 kmE
- Keitele Lake 59 kmNE
- Karankajärvi Lake 42 kmNW
- Kannonjärvi Lake 50 kmN
60–100 km33 places
- Lake Ähtärinjärvi Lake 75 kmW
- Lake Päijänne Lake 98 kmS
- Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 94 kmN
- Leivonmäen Kansallispuisto Natural site 69 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Uurainen
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
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