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Mountain

Girifjället

Located in Vilhelmina Kommun, Västerbotten County Coordinates: 65°11′00″ N 15°32′00″ E

Map showing the location of Girifjället Girifjället
Location in Sweden
Elevation
872 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kittelfjäll
7.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Airports
VHM Vilhelmina South Lapland Airport91 km
MJF Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad127 km

About Girifjället

Girifjället is a mountain. Location: Vilhelmina Kommun, Västerbotten County. Elevation: 872 m. The nearest airport is Vilhelmina South Lapland Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Vallivardo and Njeritjåkko.

Climate of Girifjället

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
July (116 mm)
Driest month
April (43 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 Girifjället
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°2°7°13°16°14°8°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-7°-1°3°6°5°1°-4°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)68535443498111610079827161

How to get to Girifjället

The nearest airport is Vilhelmina South Lapland Airport (VHM), 91 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 273 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Vilhelmina South Lapland Airport (VHM) Vilhelmina 91 kmsoutheast
  • Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) Mosjøen 127 kmnorthwest
  • Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) Mo i Rana 143 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 273 kmsoutheast
  • Trondheim Population: 216.5K 316 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Girifjället

Within 100 km: 138 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km15 places

  • Vallivardo Mountain 9 kmS
  • Tjåkkola Mountain 21 kmN
  • Tjåkkevardo Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Ropentjåkko Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km62 places

  • Atjiknäset Island 34 kmN
  • Virfjället Mountain 38 kmNW
  • Vintsetjakke Mountain 40 kmSW
  • Vardofjällen Mountain 42 kmNW

60–100 km65 places

  • Långholmen Island 71 kmE
  • Jormön Island 90 kmSW
  • Benholmarna Island 68 kmE
  • Värets-Fjället Mountain 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kittelfjäll Village, Vilhelmina Kommun
    7.4 km N
  • Dikanäs Village, Vilhelmina Kommun
    23 km E
  • Saxnäs Village, Vilhelmina Kommun
    25 km S
  • Björkvik Village, Storuman Municipality
    35 km N
  • Hällnäs Village, Storuman Municipality
    37 km NE
  • Klimpfjäll Village, Vilhelmina Kommun
    37 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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