Fagernes
Fagernes (help·info) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal, in Oppland county, Norway. It is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, with a population of 1,801.[1]
On 14 June 2007 the municipal council of Nord-Aurdal decided to bestow city status upon Fagernes. The decision came into force on 8 September 2007, when Fagernes celebrated its 150th anniversary.[2]
Fagernes lies approximately 3 hours north west of Oslo, and is an important destination for tourism in Norway, due to good communications and the nature in the surrounding Valdres valley, and mountain areas such as Jotunheimen and Spåtind.
The name[]
Fagernes is a compound of fager 'fair, beautiful' and nes n 'headland'.
Climate[]
Fagernes has a boreal climate (subarctic), close to a humid continental climate. February–April is the driest season, while summer is the wettest. The all-time low −36.4 °C (−33.5 °F) was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) was recoded both July 2014 and August 1982. The average date for first overnight freeze (below 0 °C (32 °F)) in autumn is 25 September (1981-2010 average).[3]
| hideClimate data for Fagernes in Nord-Aurdal, Valdres (Dfc) 1991-2020 (358 m, extremes 1982-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−2 (28) |
3 (37) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
15 (59) |
7 (45) |
1 (34) |
−4 (25) |
8 (46) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10 (14) |
−10 (14) |
−6 (21) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
10 (50) |
6 (43) |
1 (34) |
−3 (27) |
−8 (18) |
0 (32) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.4 (−33.5) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0 (32) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−23 (−9) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−36.4 (−33.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44 (1.7) |
26 (1.0) |
25 (1.0) |
27 (1.1) |
55 (2.2) |
67 (2.6) |
87 (3.4) |
88 (3.5) |
54 (2.1) |
52 (2.0) |
53 (2.1) |
39 (1.5) |
617 (24.2) |
| Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weatheronline climate robot (average high/low)[5] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Statistics Norway (2007). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2007". Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Kessel, Dag (15 June 2007). "Fagernes blir by". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900
- ^ "Eklima/met.no".
- ^ "Weatheronline climate robot 1996-2020 (average high and low)".
External links[]
Coordinates: 60°59′6″N 9°13′50″E / 60.98500°N 9.23056°E
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