| Nattavaara | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gällivare |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Norrbotten |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Swedish Lapland |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 320 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 114 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Nattavaara is a minor locality in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County in the province of Lapland in Sweden. The settlement had a permanent population of 114 as of the year 2015.[1] Nattavaara is located 53km (33miles) by road south of municipal seat Gällivare.[2] That is also the nearest urban area, with Jokkmokk being slightly further away to the southwest. The only paved roads are to the north and the east, whereas the Jokkmokk road transitions into a gravel road just west of the village.[3]
The settlement has a station on the rail line between Stockholm and Narvik in Nordland, Norway.[4] Adjacent to the small village is the even smaller settlement of Nattavaara by.
Nattavaara has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) typical of central Lapland. Winters are long, dark and cold with an extensive snow cover, whereas the midnight sun in summer is accompanied by temperatures of about 20C on average. Winters can sometimes fall below -40C and are among the coldest in terms of Swedish locations with weather stations.