- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Kokkola
- Airports
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport26 km
- VAA Vaasa Airport128 km
About Kokkola
Kokkola is a district. Location: Central Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Central Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. The regional bird of Central Ostrobothnia is the Eurasian skylark, the regional stone is Gneiss, the regional lake is Lake Lestijärvi, the regional fish is European whitefish. The capital and largest city of the region is Kokkola.
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Places bordering Kokkola
- Kaustinen
- Jakobstadsregionen
Climate of Kokkola
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -4° · Rain 49 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (68 mm)
- Driest month
- February (25 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) | -6° | -6° | -2° | 4° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -9° | -3° | 2° | 8° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 46 | 68 | 61 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 40 |
How to get to Kokkola
The nearest airport is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Vaasa Airport (VAA) (128 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 164 km to the west.
Airports
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 26 kmsouthwest
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 128 kmsouthwest
- Oulu Airport (OUL) Oulu / Oulunsalo 147 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 164 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kokkola
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 1 natural site, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Perhonjoki River 22 kmW
25–60 km8 places
- Ohtakari Island 28 kmN
- Halsuanjoki River 50 kmS
- Lake Evijärvi Lake 49 kmS
- Ullavanjärvi Lake 33 kmSE
60–100 km8 places
- Stora Sandören Island 70 kmSW
- Muurasjärvi Lake 95 kmSE
- Lestijärvi Lake 70 kmSE
- Kivijärvi Lake 96 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kokkola
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Kokkola
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources