Alvesta

Alvesta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâlːvɛsta] (listen))[2] is a locality and the seat of Alvesta Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 8,017 inhabitants in the urban area in 2010.[1]

Not to be confused with Avesta in Dalarna County, Sweden.
Alvesta
Alvesta railway station
(Alvesta järnvägsstation)
Alvesta
Alvesta
Coordinates: 56°54′N 14°33′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKronoberg County
MunicipalityAlvesta Municipality
Area
 • Total6.10 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total8,017
 • Density1,535/km2 (3,980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Alvesta is an important railway junction, joining the Stockholm–Malmö–Copenhagen railway with the Gothenburg–Kalmar/Karlskrona railway.

Climate

Alvesta has a hot summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa)

Climate data for Alvesta, Sweden
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)		 0.9
(33.6)		 4.5
(40.1)		 7.1
(44.8)		 16.9
(62.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.1
(86.2)		 22.5
(72.5)		 13.1
(55.6)		 7.5
(45.5)		 3.9
(39.0)		 13.8
(56.9)
Average low °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 5.5
(41.9)		 19.8
(67.6)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 5.0
(41.0)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 5.8
(42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.2
(2.69)		 2.4
(0.09)		 0.1
(0.00)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.00)		 5.49
(0.22)		 157.42
(6.20)		 278.59
(10.97)		 235.4
(9.27)		 223.2
(8.79)		 268.45
(10.57)		 147.22
(5.80)		 1,386.57
(54.6)
Source: Klart.se


References
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.



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