Stensele
Stensele | |
|---|---|
 Stensele Church | |
  Stensele  Stensele | |
| Coordinates: 65°05′N 17°10′E / 65.083°N 17.167°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
| Climate data for Stensele, 1961–1990 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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 10 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
- Blue Highway, a tourist route (Norway - Sweden - Finland - Russia)
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