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Kvikkjokk
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Kvikkjokk (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkvɪ̌kːjɔk])[1] is a small village situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is located 120 km northwest of Jokkmokk.[2] Several hiking trails start in Kvikkjokk. Kungsleden passes through the village and it is a popular starting point for hikers going into Sarek National Park.
Kvikkjokk | |
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Kvikkjokk Kvikkjokk | |
| Coordinates: 66°57′N 17°43′E / 66.950°N 17.717°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Jokkmokk Municipality |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 16 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Climate edit
Kvikkjokk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). It is one of the most continental climates of the Nordics, with 20 °C (68 °F) summer highs and −20 °C (−4 °F) winter lows in terms of averages. Areas to its north that share the proximity to the Norwegian border have greater maritime moderation with milder winters and quite a bit cooler summers. Kvikkjokk instead is quite reminiscent of Lapland's largest town Kiruna in terms of climate, only with wider temperature swings.
| Climate data for Kvikkjokk–Årrenjarka (2002–2022 averages); extremes since 1901 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 29.1 (84.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 33.1 (91.6) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 24.8 (76.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 5.7 (42.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 28.3 (82.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) | −7.2 (19.0) | −0.8 (30.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.6 (52.9) | 4.0 (39.2) | −3.4 (25.9) | −6.4 (20.5) | 4.8 (40.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −12.7 (9.1) | −6.8 (19.8) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.2 (32.4) | −7.1 (19.2) | −11.3 (11.7) | −0.3 (31.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −12.9 (8.8) | −5.8 (21.6) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.4 (36.3) | −3.6 (25.5) | −10.8 (12.6) | −16.1 (3.0) | −5.4 (22.2) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −35.1 (−31.2) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −7.1 (19.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.3 (34.3) | −0.9 (30.4) | −5.0 (23.0) | −14.3 (6.3) | −23.8 (−10.8) | −30.8 (−23.4) | −37.6 (−35.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.0 (−45.4) | −42.5 (−44.5) | −39.0 (−38.2) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −6.6 (20.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | −10.5 (13.1) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −35.7 (−32.3) | −40.4 (−40.7) | −43.0 (−45.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.7 (1.68) | 35.1 (1.38) | 24.1 (0.95) | 22.2 (0.87) | 41.1 (1.62) | 54.2 (2.13) | 90.2 (3.55) | 71.7 (2.82) | 59.1 (2.33) | 45.4 (1.79) | 42.6 (1.68) | 49.2 (1.94) | 577.6 (22.74) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 75 (30) | 89 (35) | 85 (33) | 76 (30) | 36 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (4.3) | 33 (13) | 59 (23) | 95 (37) |
| Source 1: SMHI Open Data[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2022[4] | |||||||||||||
References edit
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- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.
- ^ "Kvikkjokk". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ "SMHI climate data 2002–2022" (in Swedish). SMHI. 5 March 2023.