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Vittangi
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Vittangi welcome sign in July 2015
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 Vittangi
Location in Norrbotten
Vittangi
Location in Sweden
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| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Kiruna Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2010)
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| • Total | 784 |
| • Density | 346/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vittangi (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌tːaŋɡɪ]) is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.
The village of Vittangi was founded in 1674 by Henrik Mickelsson Kyrö from Pello.
The locality is very notable because it houses a cluster of people exhibiting congenital insensitivity to pain.
In February 1985, Vittangi recorded the coldest month ever in Scandinavia, with a mean of −27.2 °C.
Climate
| Climate data for Vittangi, 1991-2020 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −35.6 (−32.1) |
−34.9 (−30.8) |
−30.4 (−22.7) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.0 (−52.6) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−32.3 (−26.1) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−36.8 (−34.2) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.8 (1.21) |
25.3 (1.00) |
22.1 (0.87) |
24.5 (0.96) |
42.0 (1.65) |
65.2 (2.57) |
89.0 (3.50) |
68.5 (2.70) |
51.0 (2.01) |
39.0 (1.54) |
35.3 (1.39) |
34.7 (1.37) |
527.4 (20.77) |
| Source 1: SMHI Open Data | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI 1991-2020 normals | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Vittangi, mean 1961-1990, extremes 1961-2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.7 (−10.7) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−7.9 (17.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.0 (−52.6) |
−48.7 (−55.7) |
−42.4 (−44.3) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−29.2 (−20.6) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
−42.6 (−44.7) |
−48.7 (−55.7) |
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