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Mountain

Saahtavaara

Located in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County Coordinates: 68°49′37″ N 21°05′51″ E

Map showing the location of Saahtavaara Saahtavaara
Location in Sweden
Elevation
490 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BDU Bardufoss Airport106 km
SOJ Sørkjosen Airport107 km

About Saahtavaara

Saahtavaara is a mountain. Location: Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County. Elevation: 490 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Bardufoss Airport (106 km). Nearby sights include Kirkkovaara and Taukivaara.

Climate of Saahtavaara

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -13° · Rain 37 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
July (84 mm)
Driest month
April (23 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 Saahtavaara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-4°1°6°14°17°14°9°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-14°-9°-1°5°8°6°1°-4°-13°-17°
Precipitation (mm)352828233251846646443735

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Saahtavaara

The nearest airport is Bardufoss Airport (BDU), 106 km to the west as the crow flies.

Airports

  • Bardufoss Airport (BDU) Målselv 106 kmwest
  • Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) Sørkjosen 107 kmnorth
  • Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 108 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Saahtavaara

Within 100 km: 52 natural sites.

0–25 km26 places

  • Árjjatoaivi Mountain 17 kmS
  • Kaarinasvaara Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Njaŋggot Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Vutnošgielas Mountain 15 kmSW

25–60 km17 places

  • Cokcu Mountain 47 kmSW
  • Šuošmir Mountain 29 kmW
  • Čovra Mountain 60 kmS
  • Tavvaskaite Mountain 27 kmSW

60–100 km9 places

  • Ráhpes Vuoskkoaivi Mountain 63 kmSW
  • Siuru Mountain 83 kmS
  • Puollamåive Mountain 72 kmS
  • Buollánčohkka Mountain 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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