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Tanum Municipality

Located in Västra Götaland County, Sweden Coordinates: 58°43′00″ N 11°25′33″ E

Tanum Municipality
Tanumshede · Chrumps · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
12,757
12.8K
Elevation
113 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Tanum Municipality
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport70 km
TRF Sandefjord Airport, Torp85 km

About Tanum Municipality

Tanum Municipality is a district. Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Population: 12,757. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Lammön and Långesjöholmen.

Climate of Tanum Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
October (103 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 Tanum Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°4°8°15°18°20°19°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-3°1°6°10°12°11°8°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)7454594951746977851039781

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tanum Municipality

The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN), 70 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) (85 km). The nearest large city is Gothenburg, 117 km to the south.

Airports

  • Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 70 kmsoutheast
  • Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) Sandefjord(Torp) 85 kmnorthwest
  • Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Göteborg 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 117 kmsouth
  • Drammen Population: 106K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Oslo Population: 1.1M 139 kmnorth
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 191 kmsoutheast
  • Aalborg Population: 142.9K 206 kmsouthwest

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

Places in Tanum Municipality

19 places
  1. 1 Tanum 5.5K
  2. 2 Kville 2.6K
  3. 3 Grebbestad 1.9K
  4. 4 Tanumshede 1.8K
  5. 5 Naverstad-Mo 1.5K
  6. 6 Fjällbacka 1K
  7. 7 Lur 859
  8. 8 Fjällbacka 850
  9. 9 Hamburgsund 706
  10. 10 Svenneby 608
  11. 11 Ödsmål 557
  12. 12 Fagerhult 389
  13. 13 Bottna 236
  14. 14 Kville 197
  15. 15 Resö 186
  16. 16 Gerlesborg 102
  17. 17 Krossekärr 66

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Nature and heritage in Tanum Municipality

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Lammön Natural site, Västra Götaland County
    13 km W
  • Långesjöholmen Natural site, Västra Götaland County
    13 km SW
  • Bockholmen Island, Västra Götaland County
    12 km W
  • Klövudden Natural site, Västra Götaland County
    14 km SW
  • Killingen Island, Västra Götaland County
    11 km W
  • Musörumpan Natural site, Västra Götaland County
    14 km SW

Sources & licences

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