- Elevation
- 101 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport59 km
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport101 km
About Keurusselkä
Keurusselkä is a lake. Location: Central Finland Region, Finland. Elevation: 101 m.
Keurusselkä is a lake in Central Finland between the towns of Keuruu to the north and Mänttä to the south. It covers an area of 117.3 km2 (45.3 sq mi). Its average depth is 6.4 m (21 ft) with a maximum depth of 40 m (130 ft). The surface lies at 105.4 m (346 ft) above sea level. The lake is 27 km (17 mi) long and is a part of the Kokemäenjoki River basin. Keurusselkä gained international publicity in 2004 when a pair of amateur geologists discovered an ancient impact structure on the western shore of the lake.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 34 m
- Length
- 27 km
- Area
- 97.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Keurusselkä
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- August (88 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 1° | 6° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 81 | 88 | 66 | 57 | 59 | 47 |
How to get to Keurusselkä
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 59 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (101 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 290 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 59 kmnortheast
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 101 kmsouthwest
- Pori Airport (POR) Pori 170 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 290 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 304 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Keurusselkä
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 52 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Kuorevesi Lake 23 kmS
25–60 km17 places
- Kari Island 55 kmW
- Vaskivesi Lake 49 kmW
- Pihlajavesi Lake 30 kmNW
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 59 kmE
60–100 km43 places
- Nerkoonjärvi Lake 76 kmW
- Näsijärvi Lake 71 kmSW
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 79 kmE
- Seitsemisen Kansallispuisto Natural site 71 kmW
Straight-line distances.
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