- Elevation
- 96 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport70 km
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport93 km
About Ruovesi
Ruovesi is a lake. Location: Pirkanmaa, Finland. Elevation: 96 m.
Lake Ruovesi is a medium-sized lake in Central Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ruovesi and Mänttä-Vilppula in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. Besides the municipality, a local newspaper published in that municipality is also named Ruovesi. The lake is a part of the Kokemäki River basin and its main inflows are the Lake Tarjanne in north and the Lake Kuorevesi in the east. The lake drains into the lake Palovesi in south, which in its turn drains into the lake Näsijärvi.
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At a glance
- Area
- 66.1 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Ruovesi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- July (84 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 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° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 59 | 84 | 80 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 47 |
How to get to Ruovesi
The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 284 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 70 kmsouthwest
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 93 kmnortheast
- Pori Airport (POR) Pori 136 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 284 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 286 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruovesi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 50 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Tarjanne Lake 16 kmN
- Helvetinjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 15 kmW
25–60 km21 places
- Kuorevesi Lake 31 kmE
- Toisvesi Lake 40 kmNW
- Tampere Ice Stadium Landmark 57 kmS
- Kaukajärvi Lake 59 kmS
60–100 km37 places
- Lannevesi Lake 94 kmNE
- Kuortaneenjärvi Lake 98 kmN
- Karankajärvi Lake 90 kmNE
- Lake Ähtärinjärvi Lake 80 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ruovesi Village, Ruovesi3.1 km W
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Ruovesi Municipality, Ylä-Pirkanmaa4.4 km SW
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Väärinmaja Village, Ruovesi8.8 km SE
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Vilppula Town, Mänttä-Vilppula21 km E
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Mänttä-Vilppula Municipality, Ylä-Pirkanmaa26 km E
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Ylöjärvi Municipality, Tampere31 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Helvetinjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site, Pirkanmaa15 km W
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Tarjanne Lake, Southwest Finland16 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources