- Elevation
- 510 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RVN Rovaniemi Airport80 km
- KTT Kittilä International Airport107 km
About Luosto
Luosto is a mountain. Location: Sodankylä, Pohjois-Lappi. Elevation: 510 m.
Luosto is a fell in Finnish Lapland, in the Sodankylä municipality. It is about 510 metres (1,670 ft) high. It is part of Pyhä-Luosto National Park. There is a weather radar operated by the Finnish Meteorological Institute on the fell top. The Luosto ski resort and amethyst mine are nearby. Kalevi Aho's 12th symphony is written in inspiration of this fell.
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Climate of Luosto
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -6° · Night -13° · Rain 41 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -20°)
- Wettest month
- July (69 mm)
- Driest month
- April (28 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) | -11° | -10° | -4° | 1° | 8° | 15° | 17° | 14° | 8° | 0° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -20° | -19° | -14° | -9° | -2° | 5° | 7° | 5° | 0° | -5° | -13° | -18° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 39 | 58 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
How to get to Luosto
The nearest airport is Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), 80 km to the southwest as the crow flies.
Airports
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 80 kmsouthwest
- Kittilä International Airport (KTT) Kittilä 107 kmnorthwest
- Ivalo Airport (IVL) Ivalo 164 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Luosto
Within 100 km: 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Orajärvi Lake 24 kmN
25–60 km5 places
- Enijärvi Lake 34 kmS
- Luiro River 27 kmE
- Kitinen River 26 kmE
- Vaalajärvi Lake 45 kmNW
60–100 km11 places
- Seitajärvi Lake 63 kmNE
- Tenniöjoki River 61 kmE
- Värriöjoki River 73 kmNE
- Lokan Tekojärvi Lake 93 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sodankylä Town, Sodankylä33 km N
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Pelkosenniemi Municipality, Itä-Lappi27 km E -
Pelkosenniemi Village, Pelkosenniemi27 km E
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Kemijärvi Municipality, Itä-Lappi58 km SE -
Kemijärvi Town, Kemijärvi54 km SE
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Unari Village, Sodankylä51 km W
Sources & licences
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