Stensele
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Stensele | |
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Coordinates: 65°03′59″N 17°09′21″E / 65.06639°N 17.15583°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Lapland |
County | Västerbotten County |
Municipality | Storuman Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 546 |
• Density | 437/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Stensele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstěːnsɛlɛ])[2] is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 546 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It lies not far from the municipal seat of Storuman itself. The town boasts Sweden's largest wooden church.
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Stensele, 1961–1990 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | −2.6 (27.3) | −6.5 (20.3) | 4.7 (40.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) | −10.7 (12.7) | −5.9 (21.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.6 (21.9) | −10.4 (13.3) | 0.5 (32.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) | −15.7 (3.7) | −11.2 (11.8) | −4.9 (23.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | −9.1 (15.6) | −14.8 (5.4) | −4.0 (24.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) | 25 (1.0) | 28 (1.1) | 26 (1.0) | 36 (1.4) | 54 (2.1) | 88 (3.5) | 65 (2.6) | 55 (2.2) | 42 (1.7) | 41 (1.6) | 35 (1.4) | 529 (20.9) |
Source: Hong Kong Observatory.[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 22.
- ^ Climatological Information for Stensele, Sweden
See also[edit]
- Blue Highway, a tourist route (Norway - Sweden - Finland - Russia)