- Elevation
- 240 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KAO Kuusamo Airport31 km
- RVN Rovaniemi Airport135 km
About Yli-Kitka
Yli-Kitka is a lake. Location: Pirkanmaa, Finland. Elevation: 240 m.
Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Posio. The lake is connected to the medium-sized lake Ala-Kitka at Kilkilösalmi strait. Yli-Kitka combined with Ala-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. Together they are called Kitkajärvi or simply Kitka. Riisitunturi National Park is located north of the lake. From Ala-Kitka the waters flow through the Kitkanjoki river to the Oulankajoki river which is part of the Kovda River basin that drains into the White Sea in Russia.
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At a glance
- Length
- 48 km
- Area
- 273 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Yli-Kitka
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -18°)
- Wettest month
- July (74 mm)
- Driest month
- April (33 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) | -9° | -8° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 19° | 16° | 10° | 3° | -3° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -18° | -17° | -12° | -7° | 0° | 7° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -10° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 45 | 61 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 45 |
How to get to Yli-Kitka
The nearest airport is Kuusamo Airport (KAO), 31 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) (135 km).
Airports
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO) Kuusamo 31 kmsoutheast
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 135 kmwest
- Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 189 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yli-Kitka
Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Ala-Kitka Lake 20 kmNE
- Riisitunturin Kansallispuisto Natural site 13 kmNW
25–60 km9 places
- Suininki Lake 44 kmE
- Posionjärvi Lake 25 kmW
- Livojärvi Lake 25 kmSW
- Oulangan Kansallispuisto Natural site 39 kmNE
60–100 km12 places
- Saaranpaskantamasaari Island 76 kmN
- Ozero Onkamoyarvi Lake 74 kmN
- Vanttausjärvi Lake 98 kmNW
- Simojärvi Lake 67 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ala-Kitka Lake, North Ostrobothnia20 km NE
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Riisitunturin Kansallispuisto Natural site, Lapland Region13 km NW
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