- Population
- 2,141
- 2.1K
- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- VAA Vaasa Airport42 km
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport60 km
About Oravais
Oravais is a village. Location: Vörå, Vaasa. Population: 2,141. Elevation: 27 m.
Oravais (Finnish: Oravainen) is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 2,189 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 203.98 square kilometres (78.76 sq mi). The population density was 10.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8/sq mi). The municipality was consolidated with Vörå-Maxmo to form the new municipality of Vörå on 1 January 2011.
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Population of Oravais over time
| 1999 | 2,329 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,290 | |
| 2001 | 2,242 | |
| 2002 | 2,217 | |
| 2003 | 2,212 | |
| 2004 | 2,185 | |
| 2005 | 2,193 | |
| 2006 | 2,155 | |
| 2007 | 2,204 | |
| 2008 | 2,158 | |
| 2009 | 2,207 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Oravais
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 50 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- July (66 mm)
- Driest month
- February (21 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) | -4° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 3° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 5° | 2° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 37 |
How to get to Oravais
The nearest airport is Vaasa Airport (VAA), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 121 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 42 kmsouthwest
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 60 kmnortheast
- Umeå Airport (UME) Umeå 118 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 121 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Oravais
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 3 natural sites, 35 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Stora Sandören Island 23 kmN
25–60 km7 places
- Replot Island 49 kmW
- Granskär Island 49 kmSW
- Örarna Island 52 kmN
- Björkö Island 52 kmW
60–100 km31 places
- Valsörarna Island 67 kmW
- Malgrundkallen Island 89 kmNW
- Gråsjälbådan Island 86 kmNW
- Halörsskatan Natural site 86 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources