Avesta
Located in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County Coordinates: 60°08′57″ N 16°10′02″ E
- Population
- 7,196
- 7.2K
- Elevation
- 90 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Avesta
- Airports
- BLE Dala Airport47 km
- VST Stockholm Västerås Airport68 km
About Avesta
Avesta is a municipality. Location: Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County. Population: 7,196. Elevation: 90 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dala Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Ön and Lammön.
Climate of Avesta
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- July (73 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 3° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -5° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 63 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 53 | 60 | 48 |
How to get to Avesta
The nearest airport is Dala Airport (BLE), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) (68 km). The nearest large city is Västerås, 63 km to the south.
Airports
- Dala Airport (BLE) Borlange 47 kmnorthwest
- Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) Stockholm / Västerås 68 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) Stockholm 113 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Västerås Population: 127.8K 63 kmsouth
- Örebro Population: 156K 111 kmsouthwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 128 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 141 kmsoutheast
- Jönköping Population: 112.8K 288 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Avesta
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 10 natural sites, 100 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Lammön Island 19 kmE
- Rankholmen Island 24 kmN
- Ramön Island 24 kmSW
- Ön Island 15 kmNW
25–60 km28 places
- Flanön Island 48 kmNW
- Elseholm Island 46 kmNW
- Dejstolen Island 54 kmNW
- Bjössön Island 59 kmNE
60–100 km79 places
- Granskär Island 98 kmSE
- Björkön Island 72 kmNE
- Hammarskär Island 100 kmSE
- Flatgrund Island 93 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Avesta
1 placeCities & villages1
- Avesta socken · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
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