Vilhelmina
Vualtjere | |
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Coordinates: 64°37′N 16°39′E / 64.617°N 16.650°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Lapland |
County | Västerbotten County |
Municipality | Vilhelmina Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)
[1] | |
• Total | 3,657 |
• Density | 1,033/km2 (2,680/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 8376 |
Website |
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Vilhelmina ( Southern Sami: Vualtjere) is a locality and the seat of Vilhelmina Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 3,657 inhabitants in 2010. [1]
Vilhelmina has a subarctic climate that is less severe than typical for a far inland locality at this latitude, but still very cold by Swedish standards. Its higher altitude causes summers to be cooler than coastal areas like Skellefteå further east, whereas winters are somewhat tempered by maritime air from the greater Atlantic and the North Atlantic Current.
Climate data for Vilhelmina (2002–2022 averages); extremes since 1995 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
6.3 (43.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
1.2 (34.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−3.8 (25.1) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −32.2 (−26.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−34.8 (−30.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42.0) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.4 (1.24) |
25.4 (1.00) |
22.6 (0.89) |
23.7 (0.93) |
44.1 (1.74) |
51.6 (2.03) |
79.5 (3.13) |
69.9 (2.75) |
56.4 (2.22) |
48.7 (1.92) |
37.9 (1.49) |
33.3 (1.31) |
524.5 (20.65) |
Source 1: SMHI Open Data [2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2022 [3] |