Årjäng
| Årjäng | ||
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The Årjängstrollet statue in Årjäng | ||
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  Årjäng | ||
| Coordinates: 59°23′N 12°08′E / 59.383°N 12.133°ECoordinates: 59°23′N 12°08′E / 59.383°N 12.133°E | ||
| Country | Sweden | |
| Province | Värmland | |
| County | Värmland County | |
| Municipality | Årjäng Municipality | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,228 | |
| • Density | 787/km2 (2,040/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Årjäng is a locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,228 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located around 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Norway-Sweden border and on the road between Karlstad and Oslo.
Climate
The border region surrounding Årjäng has a borderline oceanic/continental climate in recent decades, although in previous decades such as the 1961-1990 it was even cold enough to be classified as mild subarctic. The nearest weather station is in Blomskog, located within the woods at a similar altitude somewhat farther south.
| Climate data for Blomskog (20 km south of Årjäng) (2002-2015 temp averages, 1964-1990 precipitation, extremes since 1964) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50) |
12.7 (54.9) |
20.0 (68) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.1 (88) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.0 (68) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.0 (50) |
32.9 (91.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.0 (32) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.0 (50) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.1 (43) |
2.2 (36) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.4 (−26.3) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.2 (2.055) |
37.1 (1.461) |
41.4 (1.63) |
38.1 (1.5) |
42.6 (1.677) |
55.9 (2.201) |
59.3 (2.335) |
70.1 (2.76) |
76.3 (3.004) |
78.8 (3.102) |
72.4 (2.85) |
52.1 (2.051) |
676.5 (26.634) |
| Source #1: SMHI Precipitation normals 1961-1990[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: SMHI average data 2002-2015[3] | |||||||||||||
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Årjäng. |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Årjäng. |
- 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ "Average Precipitation for Stations (Swedish)". Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Blomskog code 9213). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "Annual and Monthly Statistics". SMHI. 14 May 2016.
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