Vittangi

Vittangi
Vittangi
Coordinates: 67°40′N 21°38′E / 67.667°N 21.633°E / 67.667; 21.633Coordinates: 67°40′N 21°38′E / 67.667°N 21.633°E / 67.667; 21.633
Country Sweden
Province Lapland
County Norrbotten County
Municipality Kiruna Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 784
  Density 346/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Vittangi is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The locality is very notable because it houses a cluster of people exhibiting congenital analgesia, an otherwise extremely rare condition involving the inability to feel pain. In February 1985, Vittangi recorded the coldest month ever in Scandinavia, with a mean of −27.2 °C.

Climate

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)
8.4
(47.1)
12.2
(54)
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)
31.0
(87.8)
Average high °C (°F) −11.4
(11.5)
−9.4
(15.1)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.8
(37)
9.9
(49.8)
16.6
(61.9)
18.9
(66)
16.0
(60.8)
10.1
(50.2)
2.5
(36.5)
−5.2
(22.6)
−9.5
(14.9)
3.2
(37.76)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.3
(0.9)
−15.2
(4.6)
−9.4
(15.1)
−2.3
(27.9)
5.0
(41)
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)
−2.02
(28.36)
Average low °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)
−7.93
(17.71)
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: [2]

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. "Climate Explorer, KNMI".
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