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Island

Bengtsår

Located in Hanko, Raseborg Coordinates: 59°54′21″ N 23°06′47″ E

Map showing the location of Bengtsår Bengtsår
Location in Finland
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hanko
12 km SW
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TKU Turku Airport83 km
KDL Kärdla Airport103 km

About Bengtsår

Bengtsår is an island. Location: Hanko, Raseborg.

From Wikipedia

Bengtsår is an island in the municipality of Hanko, Finland. It is mainly used by the city of Helsinki to hold annual summer camps for children.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3.4 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bengtsår

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 1° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
November (74 mm)
Driest month
May (32 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 Bengtsår
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-2°1°6°12°18°20°19°14°9°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-8°-4°0°5°10°13°13°9°5°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)493640373241647264737465

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bengtsår

The nearest airport is Turku Airport (TKU), 83 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 106 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 83 kmnorthwest
  • Kärdla Airport (KDL) Kärdla 103 kmsouth
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 111 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 292 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 296 kmwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 335 kmsouth
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 370 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bengtsår

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 57 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Russarö Island 18 kmSW
  • Hankoniemi Natural site 5 kmS
  • Ekenäs Archipelago Nationalpark Natural site 24 kmSE

25–60 km12 places

  • Raseborg Castle Ruins Historic site 32 kmE
  • Bengtskär Lighthouse Landmark 40 kmSW
  • Rävskär Island 59 kmW
  • Storlandet Island 36 kmW

60–100 km66 places

  • Kakskerta Island 71 kmNW
  • Ruissalo Island 79 kmNW
  • Utö Island 98 kmW
  • Aegna Saar Island 99 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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