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Kungälv

Located in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County Coordinates: 57°52′15″ N 11°58′50″ E

Kungälv
Harri Blomberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
24,101
24.1K
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GOT Göteborg Landvetter Airport29 km
THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport54 km

About Kungälv

Kungälv is a city. Location: Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Population: 24,101. Elevation: 13 m.

From Wikipedia

Kungälv (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɵ̂ŋːɛlv]) is a city and the seat of Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It is also a part of Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area. It had 22,768 inhabitants in 2010. In 2021, the main Kungälv - Ytterby - Kareby conurbation had a combined population approaching 30,000.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
17.8 km²
Official website
kungalv.se

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Kungälv

From Wikivoyage

Kungälv is a city and municipality in Bohuslän on the west coast of Sweden.

Understand+

As well as Kungälv itself see also Marstrand

Get in+

By car:

The E6 highway goes through Kungälv. The E45 highway goes nearby

By train:

There is a train station called Ytterby, located in a suburb in western Kungälv. Västtrafik tickets are used.

By bus:

There is a dense schedule of buses from Gothenburg. Västtrafik tickets are used.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Population of Kungälv over time

Population of Kungälv over time
2010 22,768
2015 24,101
2016 24,202
2017 24,386
2018 19,410
2019 19,824
2020 26,960
2023 28,912

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kungälv

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (90 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 Kungälv
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°5°10°16°19°21°20°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°1°6°10°12°12°8°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)735356495470687785889085

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kungälv

The nearest airport is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gothenburg, 18 km to the south.

Airports

  • Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Göteborg 29 kmsoutheast
  • Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 54 kmnortheast
  • Jönköping Airport (JKG) Jönköping 125 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 18 kmsouth
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 130 kmeast
  • Aalborg Population: 142.9K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Helsingborg Population: 104.2K 208 kmsouth
  • Aarhus Population: 285.3K 219 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kungälv

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 82 natural sites, 426 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

  • Hisingen Island 13 kmSW
  • Halsholmen Island 21 kmW
  • Hisingen Natural site 15 kmSW
  • Koön Island 22 kmW

25–60 km264 places

  • Orust Island 39 kmNW
  • Skaftölandet Island 51 kmNW
  • Grötö Island 52 kmNW
  • Lindholmen Island 52 kmNW

60–100 km164 places

  • Guleskär Island 92 kmNW
  • Ormudden Natural site 96 kmNW
  • Langerøn Natural site 90 kmSW
  • Kläsholmen Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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