Gothenburg
Located in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County Coordinates: 57°42′26″ N 11°58′00″ E
- Population
- 608,462
- 608.5K
- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GOT Göteborg Landvetter Airport19 km
- THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport72 km
About Gothenburg
Gothenburg is a city. Location: Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Population: 608,462. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Crown Redoubt and Lion Sconce.
Photos of Gothenburg
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Hisingen No machine-readable author provided. Erik031~commonswiki assumed · Public domain -
Öckerö Bulver · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lilla Amundö R. Henrik Nilsson · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Långholmen Wikimedia Commons · CC0 -
Hunneskär Averater · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Gothenburg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 83 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- October (83 mm)
- Driest month
- April (46 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) | 2° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 50 | 52 | 46 | 51 | 67 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 |
How to get to Gothenburg
The nearest airport is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jönköping, 131 km to the east.
Airports
- Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Göteborg 19 kmeast
- Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 72 kmnorth
- Halmstad Airport (HAD) Halmstad 124 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Jönköping Population: 112.8K 131 kmeast
- Aalborg Population: 142.9K 143 kmsouthwest
- Helsingborg Population: 104.2K 190 kmsouth
- Aarhus Population: 285.3K 203 kmsouthwest
- Copenhagen Population: 1.2M 229 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gothenburg
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 72 natural sites, 383 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km121 places
- Hisingen Island 8 kmNW
- Keholmen Island 24 kmS
- Klöven Island 24 kmS
- Björskär Island 24 kmS
25–60 km181 places
- Orust Island 55 kmN
- Bockön Island 30 kmS
- Kråkholmen Island 28 kmS
- Flatskär Island 37 kmS
60–100 km165 places
- Skaftölandet Island 66 kmNW
- Grötö Island 66 kmNW
- Lindholmen Island 68 kmNW
- Langerøn Natural site 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Gothenburg and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Gothenburg | Malmö | Stockholm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 608.5K | 362.1K | 1.5M |
| Elevation | 10 m | 10 m | 17 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 21° | 21° | 22° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -3° | -2° | -6° |
| Annual rainfall | 803 mm | 593 mm | 590 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 242 km | 399 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crown Redoubt Historic site, Gothenburg1.4 km SW -
Lion Sconce Historic site, Gothenburg1.6 km NE -
Älvsborg Bridge Landmark, Gothenburg4.3 km SW -
Nasir Mosque Attraction, Gothenburg4.6 km SW -
Oscar II Fort Historic site, Gothenburg Municipality7.7 km SW -
New Elfsborg Fortress Historic site, Gothenburg8 km W -
Hisingen Island, Västra Götaland County8.3 km NW -
Hisingen Natural site, Västra Götaland County7.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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