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Rautavesi

Located in Paijat-Hame, Finland Coordinates: 61°38′54″ N 25°58′35″ E

Map showing the location of Rautavesi Rautavesi
Location in Finland
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hartola
8.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JYV Jyväskylä Airport85 km
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport129 km

About Rautavesi

Rautavesi is a lake. Location: Paijat-Hame, Finland. Elevation: 94 m.

From Wikipedia

Rautavesi (Hartola) is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is located in Hartola and Joutsa municipalities, in the regions Central Finland and Päijät-Häme. The water quality in the lake is excellent. Water flows down to the lake Jääsjärvi. The lake is quite near to the Finnish national road 4, about ten kilometers southwards from Joutsa.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
46.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Rautavesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (80 mm)
Driest month
February (29 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 Rautavesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°1°7°15°20°21°19°13°7°1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-7°-2°4°10°12°10°6°2°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)392933323353808059595447

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rautavesi

The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 85 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (129 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 255 km to the south.

Airports

  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 85 kmnorth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 129 kmwest
  • Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 134 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 255 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 380 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rautavesi

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Jääsjärvi Lake 9 kmSE

25–60 km25 places

  • Vesijako Lake 60 kmSW
  • Lake Päijänne Lake 26 kmW
  • Lummenne Lake 54 kmW
  • Rutajärvi Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km38 places

  • Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 75 kmN
  • Keurusselkä Lake 90 kmNW
  • Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 66 kmN
  • Taulumäki church Attraction 68 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hartola Municipality, Lahti
    8.5 km SE
  • Hartola Village, Hartola
    7.6 km S
  • Joutsa Village, Joutsa
    12 km NE
  • Sysmä Municipality, Lahti
    20 km SW
  • Luhanka Municipality, Joutsa
    20 km NW
  • Joutsa Municipality, Joutsa
    22 km NE

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