title: Kalevala, Russia
text: # Kalevala, Russia
  
  Kalevala (Russian: Калевала; Karelian: Kalevala) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,529.
  
  ## History
  
  It was named Ukhta (Russian: Ухта; Karelian: Uhtua) until 1963, when it was renamed after the Finnish Kalevala epos. The poem collection was in part collected in Ukhta.
  
  ## Administrative and municipal status
  
  Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalevala serves as the administrative center of Kalevalsky District, of which it is a part. As a municipal division, Kalevala, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Kuusiniyemi) is incorporated within Kalevalsky Municipal District as Kalevalskoye Urban Settlement.
  
  ## Climate
  
  Kalevala has a subarctic climate. Its climate is somewhat tempered by its relative proximity to mild marine areas, ensuring winters that are more habitable than areas further east. However, in spite of this, the winter season is dominant and summers are short and cool.
  
  Climate data for Kalevala (extremes 1936-present) :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Record high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 33.2 (91.8) |
  | Average high °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −7.5 (18.5) | −3.3 (26.1) | 3.2 (37.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.7 (53.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | −1.1 (30.0) | −4.5 (23.9) | 4.9 (40.9) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −9.3 (15.3) | −5.5 (22.1) | 0.2 (32.4) | 6.6 (43.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | −6.4 (20.5) | 2.4 (36.4) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −11.4 (11.5) | −7.9 (17.8) | −2.9 (26.8) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −8.3 (17.1) | −0.3 (31.5) |
  | Record low °C (°F) | −45.1 (−49.2) | −44.6 (−48.3) | −38.4 (−37.1) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −16.3 (2.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | −0.9 (30.4) | −5.2 (22.6) | −8.9 (16.0) | −24.7 (−12.5) | −34.1 (−29.4) | −38.7 (−37.7) | −45.1 (−49.2) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) | 34 (1.3) | 35 (1.4) | 36 (1.4) | 60 (2.4) | 74 (2.9) | 90 (3.5) | 84 (3.3) | 67 (2.6) | 60 (2.4) | 53 (2.1) | 48 (1.9) | 681 (26.8) |
  | Source 1: http://en.climate-data.org/location/8458/ ||||||||||||||
  | Source 2: http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=22408 (record highs and lows) ||||||||||||||
  