Klimpfjäll
Place in Lapland, Sweden
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Klimpfjäll (Southern Sami language: Klimhpe el. Klimhpese) is a village located in Vilhelmina Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden, about 20 km from the border to Norway and 120 km from Vilhelmina. Until the end of the 1980s, the village was a mining community and the population was well above 500. Following the closing of the mining, it declined to about 100 inhabitants in 2013.
Klimpfjäll
Klimhpe el. Klimhpese | |
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2010 view of Klimpfjäll from Autjoklimpen | |
  Klimpfjäll  Klimpfjäll | |
| Coordinates: 65°4′N 14°46′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Vilhelmina Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 049 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2005)[1] | |
• Total | 132 |
| • Density | 271/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
In the village there are several small companies focusing on tourism. During the wintertime many choose to visit Klimpfjäll for snowmobiling, snowboarding, skiing and ice fishing. There is a slalom slope located in the village with various levels of difficulty on the slopes, one for smaller kids and an additional 13 slopes for the more experienced skier.
The village has a hotel and one shop besides from the slalom slope. There are various tracks for snow mobilers and in the summer multiple mountains to climb.
Climate
| Climate data for Klimpfjäll 1991-2020 normals (594m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
4.6 (40.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
0.3 (32.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.1 (26.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.1 (2.72) |
58.1 (2.29) |
50.9 (2.00) |
33.1 (1.30) |
33.7 (1.33) |
51.9 (2.04) |
74.2 (2.92) |
69.8 (2.75) |
62.9 (2.48) |
57.8 (2.28) |
58.5 (2.30) |
71.0 (2.80) |
691 (27.21) |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||