- Population
- 3,208
- 3.2K
- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Oslo · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- HOV Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden133 km
- FRO Florø Airport151 km
About Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village. Location: Årdal, Vestland. Population: 3,208. Elevation: 50 m.
Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal Municipality. The village is situated at the northern end of the 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end. The 1.89-square-kilometre (470-acre) village has a population (2024) of 3,094 and a population density of 1,637 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,240/sq mi). Farnes Church is located in this village.
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Population of Øvre Årdal over time
| 2019 | 3,117 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,092 | |
| 2021 | 3,075 | |
| 2022 | 3,116 | |
| 2023 | 3,082 | |
| 2024 | 3,122 | |
| 2025 | 3,094 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Øvre Årdal
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- December (113 mm)
- Driest month
- May (39 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 105 | 78 | 77 | 44 | 39 | 66 | 76 | 82 | 99 | 101 | 99 | 113 |
How to get to Øvre Årdal
The nearest airport is Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), 133 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 169 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) Ørsta 133 kmnorthwest
- Florø Airport (FRO) Florø 151 kmwest
- Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) Årø 162 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 169 kmsouthwest
- Drammen Population: 106K 219 kmsoutheast
- Oslo Population: 1.1M 224 kmsoutheast
- Trondheim Population: 216.5K 272 kmnortheast
- Stavanger Population: 151.7K 285 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Øvre Årdal
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites.
60–100 km3 places
- Lykkja kapell Attraction 73 kmSE
- Espedalen fjellkirke Attraction 92 kmE
- Høgebrua Landmark 100 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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