- Elevation
- 155 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RVN Rovaniemi Airport76 km
- KAO Kuusamo Airport103 km
About Kemijärvi
Kemijärvi is a lake. Location: Lapland Region, Finland. Elevation: 155 m.
Kemijärvi (Swedish: Kemi träsk) is a lake in the town of Kemijärvi, northern Finland.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 24 m
- Area
- 206 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kemijärvi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 41 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -17°)
- Wettest month
- July (70 mm)
- Driest month
- February (27 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) | -8° | -7° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 20° | 17° | 10° | 3° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -16° | -11° | -6° | 1° | 7° | 10° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -9° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 58 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 51 | 41 | 36 |
How to get to Kemijärvi
The nearest airport is Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), 76 km to the west as the crow flies.
Airports
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 76 kmwest
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO) Kuusamo 103 kmsoutheast
- Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 162 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kemijärvi
Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km6 places
- Enijärvi Lake 42 kmNW
- Kitinen River 59 kmN
- Vanttausjärvi Lake 43 kmW
- Rovajärvi Lake 35 kmW
60–100 km18 places
- Saaranpaskantamasaari Island 73 kmE
- Ozero Onkamoyarvi Lake 71 kmE
- Tenniöjoki River 81 kmNE
- Luiro River 63 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kemijärvi Municipality, Itä-Lappi8.5 km NW
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Kemijärvi Town, Kemijärvi13 km N
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Törmä Village, Kemijärvi20 km N
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Salla Village, Salla56 km NE
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Pelkosenniemi Village, Pelkosenniemi56 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources