Junsele

Junsele

Junsele church
Junsele
Coordinates: 63°41′N 16°54′E / 63.683°N 16.900°E / 63.683; 16.900Coordinates: 63°41′N 16°54′E / 63.683°N 16.900°E / 63.683; 16.900
Country Sweden
Province Ångermanland
County Västernorrland County
Municipality Sollefteå Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 895
  Density 357/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Junsele is a locality situated in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 895 inhabitants in 2010.[1] The village is known for its zoo, where you can see for instance white tigers and lions. There is a small tourist bureau, health centre, cinema and library, all situated in the Municipality office area. Places of interest nearby include the small, traditional forest village of Långvattnet, itself a designated nature reserve noted for its geological features and surrounded by fifty lakes, where most types of fishing are available. Bird life within the reserve is also of some interest.

Location

Junsele is located far inland, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) by land from Örnsköldsvik, although road connection goes through longer distances. It is located east of the Scandinavian Mountains at a relatively moderate elevation.

Climate

Junsele has a subarctic climate with large seasonal and diurnal variations. Summers are short and warm, sometimes very warm during July. Winters are extensive but less severe than in other parts of the world at such a northerly inland latitude. Cold extremes can be severe at times, with an all-time low of −45.8 °C (−50.4 °F) during a severe January 1987 cold wave.

Climate data for Junsele (2002-2015); precipitation 1961-1990; extremes since 1909
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
10.1
(50.2)
15.4
(59.7)
22.0
(71.6)
28.3
(82.9)
32.0
(89.6)
33.6
(92.5)
30.4
(86.7)
26.4
(79.5)
18.1
(64.6)
12.5
(54.5)
9.5
(49.1)
33.6
(92.5)
Average high °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5)
−3.3
(26.1)
2.2
(36)
8.3
(46.9)
14.4
(57.9)
18.6
(65.5)
21.7
(71.1)
19.7
(67.5)
13.9
(57)
6.1
(43)
0.4
(32.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
7.8
(46)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7)
−7.9
(17.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.8
(37)
8.3
(46.9)
12.6
(54.7)
15.8
(60.4)
14.1
(57.4)
9.1
(48.4)
2.4
(36.3)
−2.6
(27.3)
−7.0
(19.4)
2.9
(37.2)
Average low °C (°F) −13.8
(7.2)
−12.5
(9.5)
−8.0
(17.6)
−2.6
(27.3)
2.2
(36)
6.6
(43.9)
9.9
(49.8)
8.5
(47.3)
4.2
(39.6)
−1.2
(29.8)
−5.7
(21.7)
−11.0
(12.2)
−1.9
(28.6)
Record low °C (°F) −45.8
(−50.4)
−43.3
(−45.9)
−37.0
(−34.6)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−10.0
(14)
−4.0
(24.8)
0.0
(32)
−2.2
(28)
−10.2
(13.6)
−20.4
(−4.7)
−35.4
(−31.7)
−43.2
(−45.8)
−45.8
(−50.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.1
(1.461)
27.8
(1.094)
29.1
(1.146)
29.9
(1.177)
39.0
(1.535)
50.7
(1.996)
81.8
(3.22)
61.0
(2.402)
61.4
(2.417)
48.1
(1.894)
44.7
(1.76)
40.5
(1.594)
551.0
(21.693)
Source #1: SMHI precipitation average 1961-1990[2]
Source #2: SMHI climate data 2002-2015[3]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Junsele:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. "SMHI precipitation average 1961-1990" (in Swedish). Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Junsele code 13 642).
  3. "SMHI climate data 2002-2015" (in Swedish). SMHI. 23 March 2016.
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