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Lake

Ranuanjärvi

Located in Lapland Region, Finland Coordinates: 65°55′43″ N 26°34′08″ E

Map showing the location of Ranuanjärvi Ranuanjärvi
Location in Finland
Elevation
151 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ranua
2.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RVN Rovaniemi Airport78 km
KEM Kemi-Tornio Airport92 km

About Ranuanjärvi

Ranuanjärvi is a lake. Location: Lapland Region, Finland. Elevation: 151 m.

From Wikipedia

Ranuanjärvi is a small and shallow lake of Finland located in the center of municipality of Ranua, in the region of Lapland. It belongs to Iijoki main catchment area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
4.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Ranuanjärvi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
July (75 mm)
Driest month
April (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).

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Climate of Ranuanjärvi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-2°4°11°18°20°17°11°4°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-5°1°8°10°8°3°-2°-9°-14°
Precipitation (mm)403334294260757358565143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ranuanjärvi

The nearest airport is Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), 78 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 379 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 78 kmnorthwest
  • Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 92 kmwest
  • Kuusamo Airport (KAO) Kuusamo 122 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 379 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ranuanjärvi

Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km5 places

  • Ylimmäinen Luujärvi Lake 55 kmW
  • Iso-Syöte Mountain 58 kmSE
  • Oijärvi Lake 44 kmSW
  • Livojoki River 60 kmS

60–100 km18 places

  • Puhosjärvi Lake 92 kmSE
  • Sompujärvi Lake 64 kmW
  • Kostonjärvi Lake 87 kmE
  • Kaukuanjärvi Lake 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ranua Village, Ranua
    2.1 km SW
  • Ranua Municipality, Rovaniemi
    6.8 km N
  • Pudasjärvi Municipality, Oulunkaari
    58 km SE
  • Simo Municipality, Kemi-Tornio
    60 km W
  • Kouva Village, Pudasjärvi
    53 km E

Sources & licences

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