- Elevation
- 103 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport56 km
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport102 km
About Kankarisvesi
Kankarisvesi is a lake. Location: Central Finland Region, Finland. Elevation: 103 m.
Kankarisvesi is a rather small lake of Finland. It belongs to the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is located in Jämsä in the region of Keski-Suomi. It is also a part of Jämsä catchment area. The lake is narrow and about 10 kilometers long. It is a part of 75 kilometer canoeing route named Wanha Witonen from Petäjävesi to Arvaja on the lake Päijänne. The southern part of the lake is an area for sport rowing.
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Climate of Kankarisvesi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- August (86 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 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° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 57 | 81 | 86 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 44 |
How to get to Kankarisvesi
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (102 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 282 km to the south.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 56 kmnortheast
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 102 kmsouthwest
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 180 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 282 kmsouth
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 324 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kankarisvesi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 63 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Kuorevesi Lake 23 kmW
- Jämsänjoki River 12 kmS
25–60 km20 places
- Keurusselkä Lake 34 kmNW
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 45 kmNE
- Taulumäki church Attraction 45 kmNE
- Vehkajärvi Lake 55 kmS
60–100 km50 places
- Kari Island 86 kmNW
- Vaskivesi Lake 78 kmW
- Pihlajavesi Lake 63 kmNW
- Näsijärvi Lake 79 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Jämsänkoski Town, Jämsä5.2 km S
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Jämsä Municipality, Jämsä6.1 km SW
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Jämsä Town, Jämsä11 km S
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Korpilahti Town, Jyväskylä22 km E
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Jyväskylä Municipality, Jyväskylä37 km NE
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Mänttä-Vilppula Municipality, Ylä-Pirkanmaa29 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kuorevesi Lake, Central Finland Region23 km W
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Jämsänjoki River, Ostrobothnia12 km S
Sources & licences
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