- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- VAA Vaasa Airport17 km
- UME Umeå Airport95 km
About Granskär
Granskär is an island. Location: Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Granskär (Swedish: Granskär, Finnish: Kuusisaari) is an island in the Kvarken ("The Throat"), the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern part of the Baltic Sea. It has few inhabitants, almost all Swedish-speaking. Granskär belongs to the municipality of Vaasa. The area has been inhabited since before the time of Swedish dominion over Finland; the first habitations can be traced to at least the 11th century and possibly earlier.
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At a glance
- Area
- 54 ha
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Granskär
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- September (60 mm)
- Driest month
- February (25 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) | -3° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -10° | -6° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 42 | 58 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 43 |
How to get to Granskär
The nearest airport is Vaasa Airport (VAA), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 99 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 17 kmsoutheast
- Umeå Airport (UME) Umeå 95 kmnorthwest
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 107 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 99 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Granskär
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 59 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Replot Island 15 kmN
- Söderfjärden Natural site 16 kmS
- Kyrönjoki River 18 kmNE
- Alan Island 13 kmSW
25–60 km3 places
- Björkö Island 26 kmN
- Valsörarna Island 40 kmNW
- Halsön Island 37 kmSW
60–100 km68 places
- Lill-Sandskär Island 90 kmNW
- Lillklyvan Island 82 kmNW
- Bjuren Island 83 kmNW
- Holmen Island 87 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Alan Island, Malax13 km SW
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Replot Island, Ostrobothnia15 km N
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Söderfjärden Natural site, Ostrobothnia16 km S
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Kyrönjoki River, Ostrobothnia18 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources