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Onkivesi

Located in Northern Savonia, Finland Coordinates: 63°18′00″ N 27°18′00″ E

Map showing the location of Onkivesi Onkivesi
Location in Finland
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lapinlahti
8.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KUO Kuopio Airport41 km
KAJ Kajaani Airport112 km

About Onkivesi

Onkivesi is a lake. Location: Northern Savonia, Finland. Elevation: 94 m.

From Wikipedia

Onkivesi is a rather large lake of Finland. It belongs to the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the Northern Savonia region and mostly in Lapinlahti municipality. Water in the lake is somewhat brownish partly due to natural inflows and partly due to the location in an agricultural area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
113 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Onkivesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -5° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
August (81 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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 Onkivesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°0°5°14°19°21°18°12°6°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-8°-3°4°10°12°10°5°1°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)403134334364798159535144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Onkivesi

The nearest airport is Kuopio Airport (KUO), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 355 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 41 kmsoutheast
  • Kajaani Airport (KAJ) Kajaani 112 kmnorth
  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 130 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 355 kmwest

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

Day trips from Onkivesi

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 45 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Pieni Maaninkajärvi Lake 16 kmSW
  • Maaninkajärvi Lake 16 kmS
  • Lampaanjärvi Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km15 places

  • Porovesi Lake 29 kmN
  • Kiuruvesi Lake 47 kmNW
  • Koivujärvi Lake 56 kmW
  • Soisalo Island 53 kmS

60–100 km30 places

  • Näläntöjärvi Lake 70 kmNW
  • Iso Lamujärvi Lake 94 kmNW
  • Saanijärvi Lake 86 kmW
  • Elämäjärvi Lake 81 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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