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Village

Västbacken

Located in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County Coordinates: 58°46′30″ N 11°11′56″ E

Map showing the location of Västbacken Västbacken
Location in Sweden
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TRF Sandefjord Airport, Torp71 km
THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport84 km

About Västbacken

Västbacken is a village. Location: Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (71 km). Nearby sights include Amundholmen and Lökholmen.

Climate of Västbacken

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 (94 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).

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Climate of Västbacken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°4°9°15°19°21°20°15°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°7°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)664854464767637273948771

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Västbacken

The nearest airport is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Drammen, 122 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) Sandefjord(Torp) 71 kmnorthwest
  • Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 84 kmsoutheast
  • Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Göteborg 139 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Drammen Population: 106K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 127 kmsouth
  • Oslo Population: 1.1M 129 kmnorth
  • Kristiansand Population: 117.2K 200 kmwest
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 206 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Västbacken

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 71 natural sites, 311 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

  • Ormudden Natural site 15 kmS
  • Rossholmen Island 25 kmS
  • Ösekullen Island 24 kmS
  • Hamnholmen Island 24 kmS

25–60 km98 places

  • Ledsundholme Island 26 kmN
  • Flötemarksön Island 28 kmE
  • Guleskär Island 29 kmS
  • Lindholmen Island 59 kmS

60–100 km167 places

  • Orust Island 72 kmS
  • Skaftölandet Island 62 kmS
  • Grötö Island 63 kmS
  • Brandholmen Island 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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