Stensele

Stensele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstěːnsɛlɛ])^[2] is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 546 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It lies not far from the municipal seat of Storuman itself. The town boasts Sweden's largest wooden church.

Stensele
Stensele Church
Stensele Show map of Västerbotten Stensele Show map of Sweden
Coordinates: 65°03′59″N 17°09′21″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Lapland
County	Västerbotten County
Municipality	Storuman Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	546
• Density	437/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Stensele is a parish village within the Stensele parish district and was included in the Stensele rural municipality following the municipal reform of 1862. A municipal community for the locality, Stensele municipal community, was established on April 30, 1937, and was dissolved at the end of 1964. Since 1971, the locality has been part of the Storuman Municipality.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Stensele, 1961–1990
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−8.7 (16.3)	−6.3 (20.7)	−1.0 (30.2)	4.0 (39.2)	11.1 (52.0)	16.9 (62.4)	18.3 (64.9)	16.2 (61.2)	10.6 (51.1)	4.7 (40.5)	−2.6 (27.3)	−6.5 (20.3)	4.7 (40.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−12.8 (9.0)	−10.7 (12.7)	−5.9 (21.4)	−0.3 (31.5)	6.2 (43.2)	11.8 (53.2)	13.5 (56.3)	11.6 (52.9)	6.8 (44.2)	1.7 (35.1)	−5.6 (21.9)	−10.4 (13.3)	0.5 (32.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−17.4 (0.7)	−15.7 (3.7)	−11.2 (11.8)	−4.9 (23.2)	1.0 (33.8)	6.6 (43.9)	8.6 (47.5)	7.0 (44.6)	3.0 (37.4)	−1.3 (29.7)	−9.1 (15.6)	−14.8 (5.4)	−4.0 (24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	34 (1.3)	25 (1.0)	28 (1.1)	26 (1.0)	36 (1.4)	54 (2.1)	88 (3.5)	65 (2.6)	55 (2.2)	42 (1.7)	41 (1.6)	35 (1.4)	529 (20.9)
Source: Hong Kong Observatory.[4]