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Balestrand

Located in Sogndal, Vestland Coordinates: 61°12′35″ N 6°32′10″ E

Map showing the location of Balestrand Balestrand
Location in Norway
Population
769
769
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Oslo · UTC+01:00
Airports
FRO Florø Airport91 km
HOV Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden111 km

About Balestrand

Balestrand is a city. Location: Sogndal, Vestland. Population: 769. The nearest airport is Florø Airport (91 km).

Climate of Balestrand

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 204 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (230 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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).

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Climate of Balestrand
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°5°10°14°15°15°10°6°2°0°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°0°4°7°9°9°6°2°-2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)204159147837192103131212209204230

How to get to Balestrand

The nearest airport is Florø Airport (FRO), 91 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO) (125 km). The nearest large city is Bergen, 112 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Florø Airport (FRO) Florø 91 kmnorthwest
  • Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) Ørsta 111 kmnorth
  • Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO) Bergen 125 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 112 kmsouthwest
  • Stavanger Population: 151.7K 253 kmsouth
  • Drammen Population: 106K 259 kmsoutheast
  • Oslo Population: 1.1M 272 kmsoutheast
  • Trondheim Population: 216.5K 318 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Balestrand

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites.

60–100 km3 places

  • Gulen Church Attraction 83 kmW
  • Høgebrua Landmark 99 kmN
  • Dalsfjordbrua Landmark 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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