- Elevation
- 61 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- JOE Joensuu Airport16 km
- SVL Savonlinna Airport74 km
About Pyhäselkä
Pyhäselkä is a lake. Location: North Karelia, Finland. Elevation: 61 m.
Pyhäselkä is a lake in Finland. It forms the northernmost part of the Saimaa lake system.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 361 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Pyhäselkä
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- August (78 mm)
- Driest month
- February (33 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° | 0° | 6° | 14° | 20° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -9° | -3° | 3° | 10° | 12° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -5° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 49 |
How to get to Pyhäselkä
The nearest airport is Joensuu Airport (JOE), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (110 km).
Airports
- Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 16 kmnorth
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 74 kmsouthwest
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 110 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pyhäselkä
Within 100 km: 5 natural sites, 38 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Pielisjoki River 8 kmN
- Oravisalo Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km17 places
- Enonselkä Lake 52 kmN
- Suurijärvi Lake 29 kmW
- Kermajärvi Lake 51 kmW
- Rikkavesi Lake 59 kmNW
60–100 km24 places
- Kolin Kansallispuisto Natural site 63 kmN
- Puruvesi Lake 70 kmS
- Viiksinselkä Lake 78 kmE
- Unnukka Lake 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Liperi Municipality, Joensuu14 km W
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Liperi Town, Liperi15 km W
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Pyhäselkä Town, Joensuu18 km SE
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Kontiolahti Municipality, Joensuu29 km N
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Kontiolahti Town, Kontiolahti29 km N
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Rääkkylä Village, Rääkkylä22 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pielisjoki River, North Karelia8.3 km N
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Oravisalo Island, Rääkkylä20 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources