Geography of Helsinki

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Helsinki has a total area of {{convert|686|km2|abbr=on}}. {{convert|186|km2|abbr=on}} of it is land and {{convert|500|km2|abbr=on}} of the area is covered with water. It is located at {{coord|60|10|N|24|56|E|region:FI_type:city}}.

Subdivisions

Climate

  • Average temperature (2001): +5.9 °C (42 °F)
  • Warmest month, July, average temperature: +17.2 °C (63 °F)
  • Coldest month, February, average temperature: -4.7 °C (23 °F)

{{Weather box

|location = Downtown Helsinki (Kaisaniemi)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 8.5

|Feb record high C = 11.8

|Mar record high C = 17.1

|Apr record high C = 21.9

|May record high C = 29.6

|Jun record high C = 32.0

|Jul record high C = 33.2

|Aug record high C = 31.2

|Sep record high C = 26.2

|Oct record high C = 19.4

|Nov record high C = 11.6

|Dec record high C = 10.0

|year record high C =

|Jan high C = −1.3

|Feb high C = −1.9

|Mar high C = 1.6

|Apr high C = 7.6

|May high C = 14.4

|Jun high C = 18.5

|Jul high C = 21.5

|Aug high C = 19.8

|Sep high C = 14.6

|Oct high C = 9.0

|Nov high C = 3.7

|Dec high C = 0.5

|year high C = 9.0

|Jan mean C = -3.9

|Feb mean C = -4.7

|Mar mean C = -1.3

|Apr mean C = 3.9

|May mean C = 10.2

|Jun mean C = 14.6

|Jul mean C = 17.8

|Aug mean C = 16.3

|Sep mean C = 11.5

|Oct mean C = 6.6

|Nov mean C = 1.6

|Dec mean C = -2.0

|year mean C = 5.9

|Jan low C = −6.5

|Feb low C = −7.4

|Mar low C = −4.1

|Apr low C = 0.8

|May low C = 6.3

|Jun low C = 10.9

|Jul low C = 14.2

|Aug low C = 13.1

|Sep low C = 8.7

|Oct low C = 4.3

|Nov low C = −0.6

|Dec low C = −4.5

|year low C = 2.9

|Jan record low C = −34.3

|Feb record low C = −31.5

|Mar record low C = −24.5

|Apr record low C = −16.3

|May record low C = −4.8

|Jun record low C = 0.7

|Jul record low C = 5.4

|Aug record low C = 2.8

|Sep record low C = −4.5

|Oct record low C = −11.6

|Nov record low C = −18.6

|Dec record low C = −29.5

|year record low C = −34.3

|precipitation colour= green

|Jan precipitation mm = 52

|Feb precipitation mm = 36

|Mar precipitation mm = 38

|Apr precipitation mm = 32

|May precipitation mm = 37

|Jun precipitation mm = 57

|Jul precipitation mm = 63

|Aug precipitation mm = 80

|Sep precipitation mm = 56

|Oct precipitation mm = 76

|Nov precipitation mm = 70

|Dec precipitation mm = 58

|year precipitation mm = 655

|Jan snow cm = 20

|Feb snow cm = 24

|Mar snow cm = 15

|Apr snow cm = 0.4

|May snow cm = 0

|Jun snow cm = 0

|Jul snow cm = 0

|Aug snow cm = 0

|Sep snow cm = 0

|Oct snow cm = 0

|Nov snow cm = 3

|Dec snow cm = 10

|year snow cm = 72

|Jan sun = 38

|Feb sun = 70

|Mar sun = 138

|Apr sun = 194

|May sun = 284

|Jun sun = 297

|Jul sun = 291

|Aug sun = 238

|Sep sun = 150

|Oct sun = 93

|Nov sun = 36

|Dec sun = 29

|year sun = 1858

|source = Climatological statistics for the normal period 1981–2010 {{cite web|url=http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/normal-period-1981-2010|title=Normal period 1981-2010|publisher=Finnish Meteorological Institute|access-date=2015-11-04}}

|source 2 = Helsinki, Kaisaniemi: climatological table (data source: open data) {{cite web|url=https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=100971|title=Helsinki Kaisaniemi - Taulukkotilasto}}

|date=October 2019

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See also

References

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