Arjeplog
It is a popular winter test site for the Asian and European car industries and featured on an episode of the British TV show Top Gear.
Arjeplog has in the past offered families 100,000 kronor, or individuals 25,000 kronor to move to the town.
Climate
Arjeplog has a subarctic climate (Dfc) typical of northern Sweden. Its winters are somewhat moderated by the mild maritime North Atlantic air to the west, although they are still very cold, long and snowy. Summers are short but can occasionally be warm and they are also very bright due to Arjeplog's position close to the Arctic Circle. Daylight is sparse in winter, but during summer midnight sun is present for three weeks. For an even longer period than that it does not get dark in Arjeplog. The presence of the midnight sun is in spite of Arjeplog being below the Arctic Circle, and is caused by the sun's trajectory not quite dropping below 0° in angle. As it is below the line Arjeplog does not experience complete lack of daylight during the winter solstice, but it is limited to less than three hours.
Arjeplog is located on the lake of Hornavan, that freezes over every winter due to the cold temperatures, whereas the lake temperatures remain cool also in summer.
| Climate data for Arjeplog; 2002–2018 averages; extremes since 1945 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−3.4 (25.8) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −31.1 (−24.0) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.8 (−43.2) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.1 (1.38) |
27.6 (1.09) |
25.8 (1.02) |
25.4 (1.00) |
36.7 (1.44) |
54.0 (2.13) |
84.1 (3.31) |
69.8 (2.75) |
52.6 (2.07) |
40.2 (1.58) |
38.9 (1.53) |
40.2 (1.58) |
530.4 (20.88) |
| Source 1: SMHI Open Data | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2018 | |||||||||||||