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Västra Götaland County

Located in Sweden Coordinates: 58°00′00″ N 13°00′00″ E

Västra Götaland County
Nicklas Sjölund Larsson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,767,016
1.8M
Elevation
146 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Places inside
542
listed under Västra Götaland County
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
THN Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport52 km
GOT Göteborg Landvetter Airport57 km

About Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a region. Location: Sweden. Population: 1,767,016.

From Wikipedia

Västra Götaland County (Swedish: Västra Götalands län [ˈvɛ̂stra ˈjøːtaˌlɑːnds lɛn]) is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (kommuner). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population. The formal capital and seat of the governor of Västra Götaland County is Gothenburg. The political capital and seat of the Västra Götaland Regional Council is Vänersborg.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1998
Area
23,499 km²
Official website
vastragotaland.se

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Västra Götaland County

  • Värmland County
  • Örebro County
  • Östergötland County
  • Jönköping County
  • Halland County
  • Østfold

Twin towns and sister cities of Västra Götaland County

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Västra Götaland County over time

Population of Västra Götaland County over time
2017 1,690,782
2018 1,709,814
2019 1,725,881
2020 1,734,443
2021 1,744,859
2022 1,758,656
2023 1,767,588
2024 1,772,190
2025 1,778,031
2026 1,778,822

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Västra Götaland County

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (92 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 Västra Götaland County
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°4°9°16°19°21°20°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°5°9°11°10°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)755154495273797492889083

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Västra Götaland County

The nearest airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) (57 km). The nearest large city is Gothenburg, 69 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) Trollhättan 52 kmnorthwest
  • Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) Göteborg 57 kmsouthwest
  • Jönköping Airport (JKG) Jönköping 69 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 69 kmsouthwest
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 73 kmeast
  • Örebro Population: 156K 191 kmnortheast
  • Aalborg Population: 142.9K 213 kmsouthwest
  • Helsingborg Population: 104.2K 218 kmsouth

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

Places in Västra Götaland County

542 places

Mountains & nature13

Lakes, rivers & coasts47

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Västra Götaland County

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources