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Kitkajoki

Located in North Ostrobothnia, Finland Coordinates: 66°17′00″ N 29°38′50″ E

Map showing the location of Kitkajoki Kitkajoki
Location in Finland
Elevation
169 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kuusamo
36 km SW
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KAO Kuusamo Airport38 km
RVN Rovaniemi Airport173 km

About Kitkajoki

Kitkajoki is a river. Location: North Ostrobothnia, Finland.

From Wikipedia

Kitkajoki or Kitkanjoki is a river of Finland. It begins from the lake Ala-Kitka that is connected to the lake Yli-Kitka in the municipalities of Posio and Kuusamo in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia and flows then towards Russia joining the river Oulankajoki near the Russian border. It is a part of the Kovda river system in Russia and Finland from which the waters flow to the White Sea.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
35 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Kitkajoki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -19°)
Wettest month
July (77 mm)
Driest month
February (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).

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Climate of Kitkajoki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-2°4°11°18°20°17°11°3°-3°-7°
Average low (°C)-19°-18°-13°-7°0°7°10°7°2°-3°-10°-16°
Precipitation (mm)332831324662776857504837

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kitkajoki

The nearest airport is Kuusamo Airport (KAO), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) (173 km).

Airports

  • Kuusamo Airport (KAO) Kuusamo 38 kmsouthwest
  • Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 173 kmwest
  • Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 236 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kitkajoki

Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Suininki Lake 24 kmS
  • Oulangan Kansallispuisto Natural site 24 kmNW

25–60 km5 places

  • Ala-Kitka Lake 31 kmW
  • Yli-Kitka Lake 48 kmW
  • Riisitunturin Kansallispuisto Natural site 53 kmW
  • Kuusamojärvi Lake 43 kmSW

60–100 km7 places

  • Saaranpaskantamasaari Island 61 kmN
  • Ozero Onkamoyarvi Lake 60 kmNW
  • Posionjärvi Lake 72 kmW
  • Livojärvi Lake 73 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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