Hemavan
Hemavan (South Sami: Bïerke) is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County (Lapland), Sweden with 222 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Hemavan | |
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 The Hemavan Valley, viewed from the ski resort, just after noon a few days before the winter solstice in December 2007 | |
  Hemavan  Hemavan | |
| Coordinates: 65°50′N 15°05′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Storuman Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 222 |
| • Density | 245/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It is located on European route E12. During the winter months Hemavan caters to many tourists, mainly from Sweden and the neighbouring countries of Norway and Finland.
Hemavan also has the Hemavan Airport, with one flight per day 6 days of the week to and from Stockholm-Arlanda.
Hemavan is the starting point of the Kungsleden trail.
Climate
| Climate data for Hemavan Airport 1961-2018 (extremes since 1901) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72 (2.8) |
53 (2.1) |
54 (2.1) |
32 (1.3) |
34 (1.3) |
48 (1.9) |
85 (3.3) |
75 (3.0) |
77 (3.0) |
78 (3.1) |
66 (2.6) |
73 (2.9) |
748 (29.4) |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- "SMHI". Archived from the original on 2013-02-13.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hemavan. |
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