Lycksele (Swedish: [ˈlʏ̌kːsɛlɛ];[2] Southern Sami: Liksjoe; Ume Sami: Likssjuo) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Lycksele | |
---|---|
![]() Late 1970s in Lycksele | |
![]() ![]() Lycksele ![]() ![]() Lycksele | |
Coordinates: 64°36′N 18°40′E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Lapland |
County | Västerbotten County |
Municipality | Lycksele Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 8,513 |
• Density | 998/km2 (2,580/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Lycksele is the oldest lasting Sami settlement in Swedish Lappland. The first Swedish Sami school, Skytteanska skolan, was built here in 1634.
Lycksele was the first place in Swedish Lappland to be designated a city in 1946, hence its nickname "Lapp-Stockholm". Lycksele is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still called a city (stad).
The following sports clubs are based in Lycksele:
Lycksele has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with short mild summers and long cold and snowy winters. Despite its extremely northern latitude, the climate is relatively mild compared to other places at similar latitude because of the Gulf Stream.[3]
Climate data for Lycksele (2002–2020 averages; extremes since 1945) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
2.2 (35.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−3.2 (26.3) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −43.0 (−45.4) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−39.1 (−38.4) |
−43.0 (−45.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.3 (1.15) |
21.8 (0.86) |
19.4 (0.76) |
23.3 (0.92) |
39.1 (1.54) |
53.3 (2.10) |
76.6 (3.02) |
71.2 (2.80) |
53.6 (2.11) |
43.5 (1.71) |
32.7 (1.29) |
38.9 (1.53) |
502.7 (19.79) |
Source 1: SMHI Open Data[4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2020[5] |
Localities in Lycksele Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden | |
---|---|
Localities |
|
Municipalities and seats of Västerbotten County | ||
---|---|---|
Municipalities | ![]() | |
Municipal seats | ||
|
General | |
---|---|
National libraries |