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Municipality

Folkärna

Located in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County Coordinates: 60°09′00″ N 16°19′00″ E

Map showing the location of Folkärna Folkärna
Location in Sweden
Population
6,750
6.8K
Elevation
38 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Folkärna
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BLE Dala Airport54 km
VST Stockholm Västerås Airport65 km

About Folkärna

Folkärna is a municipality. Location: Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County. Population: 6,750. Elevation: 38 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dala Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Lammön and Killön.

Climate of Folkärna

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Folkärna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°3°9°17°21°22°21°15°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-8°-4°-1°4°9°11°10°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)432937414263736865536048

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Folkärna

The nearest airport is Dala Airport (BLE), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) (65 km). The nearest large city is Västerås, 61 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dala Airport (BLE) Borlange 54 kmnorthwest
  • Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) Stockholm / Västerås 65 kmsouth
  • Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) Stockholm 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 61 kmsouth
  • Örebro Population: 156K 116 kmsouthwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 122 kmsoutheast
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 134 kmsoutheast
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 292 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Folkärna

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 115 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Lammön Island 11 kmE
  • Ön Island 20 kmNW
  • Killön Island 20 kmN
  • Ängsön Island 23 kmE

25–60 km27 places

  • Flanön Island 54 kmNW
  • Elseholm Island 54 kmNW
  • Dejstolen Island 59 kmNW
  • Bjössön Island 51 kmNE

60–100 km100 places

  • Granskär Island 93 kmSE
  • Björkön Island 65 kmNE
  • Hammarskär Island 95 kmSE
  • Flatgrund Island 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Folkärna

1 place

Cities & villages1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Lammön Island, Dalarna County
    11 km E
  • Killön Island, Dalarna County
    20 km N
  • Ängsön Island, Gävleborg County
    23 km E
  • Ön Island, Dalarna County
    20 km NW

Sources & licences

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