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Mountain

Vahtsaoive

Located in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County Coordinates: 68°47′00″ N 21°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Vahtsaoive Vahtsaoive
Location in Sweden
Elevation
775 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Airports
BDU Bardufoss Airport103 km
ENF Enontekio Airport109 km

About Vahtsaoive

Vahtsaoive is a mountain. Location: Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County. Elevation: 775 m. The nearest airport is Bardufoss Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Váhccaoaivi and Doaresoaivi.

Climate of Vahtsaoive

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -14° · Rain 37 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -20°)
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 Vahtsaoive
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-9°-6°-1°4°12°15°13°7°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-20°-19°-16°-11°-3°3°6°4°-1°-6°-14°-19°
Precipitation (mm)352828233251846646443735

How to get to Vahtsaoive

The nearest airport is Bardufoss Airport (BDU), 103 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Kiruna Airport (KRN) (111 km).

Airports

  • Bardufoss Airport (BDU) Målselv 103 kmwest
  • Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 109 kmsoutheast
  • Kiruna Airport (KRN) Kiruna 111 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Vahtsaoive

Within 100 km: 53 natural sites, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Árjjatoaivi Mountain 12 kmS
  • Kaarinasvaara Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Njaŋggot Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Vutnošgielas Mountain 9 kmSW

25–60 km19 places

  • Ráhpes Vuoskkoaivi Mountain 57 kmSW
  • Cokcu Mountain 41 kmSW
  • Šuošmir Mountain 28 kmNW
  • Čovra Mountain 55 kmS

60–100 km10 places

  • Ilansonsaari Island 96 kmS
  • Jebrensuolo Island 95 kmSW
  • Abiskosuolo Island 100 kmSW
  • Siuru Mountain 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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