Storfors
Located in Storfors Municipality, Värmland County Coordinates: 59°31′55″ N 14°16′19″ E
- Population
- 2,218
- 2.2K
- Elevation
- 136 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KSD Karlstad Airport54 km
- ORB Örebro Airport55 km
About Storfors
Storfors is a city. Location: Storfors Municipality, Värmland County. Population: 2,218. Elevation: 136 m.
Storfors is a locality and the seat of Storfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 2,337 inhabitants in 2010. Storfors specialises in the manufacturing of heavy wall pipes in standard and special grades for large project business in the oil, gas and chemical industries. The mill at Storfors is equipped to manufacture pipe from plate up to 35 mm thick, in sizes from 139.7mm OD up to 1626 mm. Storfors Municipality is also the home of the Lundsbergs boarding school.
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At a glance
- Area
- 3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Storfors
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Mattias Mattsson · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Mattias Mattsson · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population of Storfors over time
| 2010 | 2,337 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,218 | |
| 2016 | 2,217 | |
| 2017 | 2,260 | |
| 2018 | 2,203 | |
| 2019 | 2,116 | |
| 2020 | 2,066 | |
| 2023 | 1,904 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Storfors
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- August (83 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 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) | -1° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 6° | 3° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 67 | 81 | 83 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 64 |
How to get to Storfors
The nearest airport is Karlstad Airport (KSD), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Örebro, 60 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Karlstad Airport (KSD) Karlstad 54 kmwest
- Örebro Airport (ORB) Örebro 55 kmsoutheast
- Torsby Airport (TYF) Torsby 100 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Örebro Population: 156K 60 kmsoutheast
- Västerås Population: 127.8K 129 kmeast
- Jönköping Population: 112.8K 195 kmsouth
- Oslo Population: 1.1M 203 kmwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 209 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Storfors
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 10 natural sites, 70 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Bjuragsnäset Natural site 24 kmNE
- Bjurön Island 5 kmS
25–60 km24 places
- Labacksnäset Natural site 56 kmS
- Lövnäsudden Natural site 53 kmS
- Prestön Island 53 kmNE
- Lillön Island 26 kmE
60–100 km56 places
- Lindön Island 83 kmE
- Mesaren Island 86 kmSE
- Lisselön Island 95 kmNE
- Hästön Island 63 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bjurön Island, Värmland County5.4 km S
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Bjuragsnäset Natural site, Örebro County24 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources