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Village

Järnforsen

Located in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County Coordinates: 57°25′00″ N 15°37′00″ E

Map showing the location of Järnforsen Järnforsen
Location in Sweden
Population
510
510
Elevation
111 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
VXO Växjö Kronoberg Airport76 km
KLR Kalmar Airport91 km

About Järnforsen

Järnforsen is a village. Location: Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County. Population: 510. Elevation: 111 m.

From Wikipedia

Järnforsen is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with a population of 489 in 2010. South of Järnforsen, in Slättemossa, there is a deposit of orbicular granite.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1.4 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Järnforsen over time

Population of Järnforsen over time
1960 706
1965 730
1970 727
2015 510
2016 516
2017 481
2018 476
2019 459
2020 426
2023 423

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Järnforsen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (69 mm)
Driest month
February (34 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 Järnforsen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°4°10°17°21°22°21°16°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-6°-3°-1°4°8°10°10°6°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)423436374463696165525252

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Järnforsen

The nearest airport is Växjö Kronoberg Airport (VXO), 76 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jönköping, 96 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Växjö Kronoberg Airport (VXO) Växjö 76 kmsouthwest
  • Kalmar Airport (KLR) Kalmar 91 kmsoutheast
  • Jönköping Airport (JKG) Jönköping 100 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Örebro Population: 156K 208 kmnorth
  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 221 kmwest
  • Helsingborg Population: 104.2K 235 kmsouthwest
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 251 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Järnforsen

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Kalvö Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km28 places

  • Bjuggö Island 60 kmN
  • Näset Natural site 57 kmSE
  • Prästö Island 33 kmNW
  • Norrön Island 44 kmSW

60–100 km258 places

  • Öland Island 96 kmSE
  • Nordmannen Island 95 kmSE
  • Hästören Island 88 kmSE
  • Ljungby Island 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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