Nitsijärvi
Local name: Njeʹǯǯjäuʹrr
Located in Lapland Region, Finland Coordinates: 69°14′44″ N 28°02′17″ E
- Elevation
- 120 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- IVL Ivalo Airport76 km
- KKN Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen90 km
About Nitsijärvi
Nitsijärvi is a lake. Location: Lapland Region, Finland. Elevation: 120 m.
Nitsijärvi (Skolt Sami: Njeʹǯǯjäuʹrr) is a medium-sized lake in the Lapland of Finland. It is situated only 68 km from the Norwegian border, in the village of Näätämö. It belongs to the Paatsjoki main catchment area.
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At a glance
- Area
- 42.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Nitsijärvi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -12° · Rain 32 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -19°)
- Wettest month
- July (60 mm)
- Driest month
- April (21 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) | -9° | -8° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -19° | -18° | -13° | -7° | 0° | 6° | 9° | 7° | 3° | -3° | -12° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 49 | 60 | 59 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 29 |
How to get to Nitsijärvi
The nearest airport is Ivalo Airport (IVL), 76 km to the south as the crow flies.
Airports
- Ivalo Airport (IVL) Ivalo 76 kmsouth
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) Kirkenes 90 kmnortheast
- Vadsø Airport (VDS) Vadsø 115 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Nitsijärvi
Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Paudjäu´rr Lake 20 kmN
25–60 km9 places
- Surnujärvi Lake 43 kmE
- Lake Iijärvi Lake 26 kmN
- Paatsjoki River River 49 kmE
- Suolisjärvi Lake 31 kmNE
60–100 km13 places
- Anárjohka River 89 kmW
- Pulmankijärvi Lake 84 kmN
- Vaskojoki River 68 kmSW
- Lemmenjoki River 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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