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Island

Porsholmen

Located in Västra Götaland County, Sweden Coordinates: 58°13′40″ N 11°24′00″ E

Map showing the location of Porsholmen Porsholmen
Location in Sweden
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Skaftö
0.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport56 km
GOT Göteborg Landvetter Airport82 km

About Porsholmen

Porsholmen is an island. Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Grötö and Körholmen.

Climate of Porsholmen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
October (88 mm)
Driest month
April (42 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).

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Climate of Porsholmen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°5°9°16°19°21°20°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)685055424963576681888777

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Porsholmen

The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN), 56 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) (82 km). The nearest large city is Gothenburg, 67 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 56 kmeast
  • Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Göteborg 82 kmsoutheast
  • Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) Sandefjord(Torp) 126 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Aalborg Population: 142.9K 158 kmsouthwest
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 170 kmeast
  • Drammen Population: 106K 182 kmnorth
  • Oslo Population: 1.1M 191 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Porsholmen

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 90 natural sites, 453 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Orust Island 15 kmSE
  • Skaftölandet Island 3 kmE
  • Grötö Island 1 kmS
  • Lindholmen Island 7 kmNE

25–60 km204 places

  • Hisingen Island 59 kmSE
  • Guleskär Island 40 kmNW
  • Ormudden Natural site 47 kmN
  • Kläsholmen Island 31 kmN

60–100 km202 places

  • Ledsundholme Island 88 kmN
  • Flötemarksön Island 66 kmN
  • Bockön Island 93 kmS
  • Kråkholmen Island 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Grötö Island, Västra Götaland County
    1.2 km S
  • Körholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    1.2 km S
  • Ängholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    1.7 km N
  • Dammholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    2.1 km W
  • Skaftölandet Island, Västra Götaland County
    3 km E
  • Pittleholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    2.2 km NE
  • Klåvholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    2.4 km SW
  • Buholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    2.5 km N

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources