- Elevation
- 79 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport19 km
- KUO Kuopio Airport123 km
About Leppävesi
Leppävesi is a lake. Location: Central Finland Region, Finland. Elevation: 79 m.
Leppävesi (Finnish: [ˈlepːæˌʋesi]) is the 65th (63.59 km2) largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka in Central Finland. It is quite a narrow but long lake in the south-north direction with a surface area of 63.59 km². It flows to Päijänne via Vaajavirta. It is part of Keitele Canal, a waterway connecting Lake Keitele and Päijänne. National road 9 and Pieksämäki–Jyväskylä railway cross the lake.
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At a glance
- Area
- 63.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Leppävesi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- 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° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 57 | 79 | 88 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 46 |
How to get to Leppävesi
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 19 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (123 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 325 km to the south.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 19 kmnorthwest
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 123 kmnortheast
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 158 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 325 kmsouth
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 336 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Leppävesi
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 3 natural sites, 52 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Kuusvesi Lake 15 kmN
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 10 kmE
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 11 kmSW
- Taulumäki church Attraction 12 kmW
25–60 km11 places
- Niinivesi Lake 32 kmNW
- Lannevesi Lake 41 kmNW
- Rutajärvi Lake 38 kmS
- Leivonmäen Kansallispuisto Natural site 42 kmS
60–100 km39 places
- Keitele Lake 70 kmN
- Karankajärvi Lake 76 kmNW
- Kannonjärvi Lake 77 kmNW
- Pihlajavesi Lake 88 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake, Central Finland Region9.7 km E
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Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake, Ostrobothnia11 km SW
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Kuusvesi Lake, Central Finland Region15 km N
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Kuuhankavesi Lake, Central Finland Region24 km E
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Muuratsalo Island, Muurame24 km SW
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Taulumäki church Attraction, Jyväskylä12 km W
Sources & licences
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