Billingsfors
Located in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County Coordinates: 58°59′00″ N 12°15′00″ E
- Population
- 1,108
- 1.1K
- Elevation
- 90 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport74 km
- KSD Karlstad Airport81 km
About Billingsfors
Billingsfors is a village. Location: Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Population: 1,108. Elevation: 90 m.
Billingsfors (Swedish pronunciation: [bɪlɪŋsˈfɔʂː]) is a locality situated in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,134 inhabitants in 2010. Billingsfors Church is in Billingsfors.
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At a glance
- Area
- 1.7 km²
Source: Wikidata
Population of Billingsfors over time
| 2005 | 1,195 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,134 | |
| 2015 | 1,108 | |
| 2016 | 1,207 | |
| 2017 | 1,159 | |
| 2018 | 1,167 | |
| 2019 | 1,147 | |
| 2020 | 1,141 | |
| 2023 | 954 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Billingsfors
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- October (97 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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) | 0° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 94 | 97 | 92 | 78 |
How to get to Billingsfors
The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) (116 km). The nearest large city is Oslo, 134 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 74 kmsouth
- Karlstad Airport (KSD) Karlstad 81 kmnortheast
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) Sandefjord(Torp) 116 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Oslo Population: 1.1M 134 kmnorthwest
- Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 143 kmsouth
- Drammen Population: 106K 144 kmnorthwest
- Örebro Population: 156K 172 kmeast
- Jönköping Population: 112.8K 174 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Billingsfors
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 65 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km10 places
- Barön Island 12 kmW
- Hinsknatten Mountain 17 kmNE
- Gölekullen Mountain 18 kmNE
- Björnhögen Mountain 8 kmE
25–60 km33 places
- Flötemarksön Island 39 kmSW
- Korsholmen Island 56 kmE
- Hästön Island 47 kmNW
- Knipan Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km283 places
- Orust Island 98 kmS
- Skaftölandet Island 96 kmSW
- Kållandsö Island 63 kmSE
- Ledsundholme Island 66 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Skrällerudskullen Mountain, Tisselskog socken7.1 km E
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Björnhögen Mountain, Tisselskog socken8.1 km E
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Janskulle Mountain, Ödskölt socken13 km S
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Grönehög 251 Mountain, Bäcke socken18 km S
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Hinsknatten Mountain, Åmål Municipality17 km NE
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Funnebohögen Mountain, Dalskog socken21 km S
Other cities and towns in Bengtsfors Municipality
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Bäckefors Village, Bengtsfors Municipality21 km S -
Steneby socken Village, Steneby4.1 km S
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Tisselskog socken Village, Steneby11 km SE
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Laxarby socken Village, Laxarby13 km NE
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Ärtemark socken Village, Ärtemark11 km NW
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Ödskölt socken Village, Ödskölt16 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources