Vittangi
Vittangi (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌tːaŋɡɪ]; Meänkieli: Vittanki; Northern Sámi: Vazáš) 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Source: | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 27.
- ^ "Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer | SMHI".
- ^ "Dataserier med normalvärden för perioden 1991-2020 | SMHI".
- ^ "Climate Explorer, KNMI".