Skip to content
Geonivora
Island

Kalvön

Located in Västra Götaland County, Sweden Coordinates: 58°16′00″ N 11°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kalvön Kalvön
Location in Sweden
Elevation
58 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Henån
3.2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport40 km
GOT Göteborg Landvetter Airport76 km

About Kalvön

Kalvön is an island. Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Bårholmen and Furunäs.

Climate of Kalvön

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (98 mm)
Driest month
April (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
Climate of Kalvön
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°5°9°15°19°21°20°15°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°6°10°12°11°8°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)755558495370697887959885

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kalvön

The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN), 40 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) (76 km). The nearest large city is Gothenburg, 65 km to the south.

Airports

  • Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 40 kmeast
  • Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Göteborg 76 kmsoutheast
  • Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) Sandefjord(Torp) 131 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 65 kmsouth
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 157 kmeast
  • Aalborg Population: 142.9K 171 kmsouthwest
  • Drammen Population: 106K 185 kmnorthwest
  • Oslo Population: 1.1M 191 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kalvön

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 87 natural sites, 450 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

  • Orust Island 11 kmS
  • Skaftölandet Island 13 kmW
  • Grötö Island 17 kmW
  • Lindholmen Island 10 kmW

25–60 km209 places

  • Hisingen Island 57 kmS
  • Flötemarksön Island 59 kmN
  • Guleskär Island 47 kmNW
  • Ormudden Natural site 48 kmNW

60–100 km198 places

  • Kållandsö Island 97 kmNE
  • Ledsundholme Island 88 kmN
  • Bockön Island 93 kmS
  • Kråkholmen Island 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Henån City, Orust
    3.2 km S
  • Torp Municipality, Orust
    3.2 km E
  • Eriksberg Village, Uddevalla Municipality
    2.9 km W
  • Dalby Village, Orust
    3.8 km S
  • Sundsandvik Village, Uddevalla Municipality
    5.9 km N
  • Slussen Village, Orust
    5.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Bårholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    2.1 km SW
  • Furunäs Natural site, Västra Götaland County
    3.6 km NE
  • Furuholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    3.4 km N
  • Högholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    4.4 km N
  • Hjältön Island, Västra Götaland County
    4.3 km SW
  • Högholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    4.8 km SW
  • Näset Natural site, Västra Götaland County
    6.8 km E
  • Bockholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    6.7 km NE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources