Møsstrond

Møsstrond
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Møsstrond is located in Telemark
Møsstrond
Møsstrond
Location of the village
Møsstrond is located in Norway
Møsstrond
Møsstrond
Møsstrond (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°51′08″N 8°03′55″E / 59.85234°N 8.06536°E / 59.85234; 8.06536
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
MunicipalityVinje Municipality
Elevation
[1]
932 m (3,058 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3864 Rauland

Møsstrond is a small island village in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on the island Hovdeøyi which lies in the lake Møsvatn, high up in the mountains just east of Hardangervidda National Park. The village is located on the southern part of the island and it is very rural and isolated. The village has no road connections and is only accessible by boat. There are some scattered settlements surrounding the lake that don't have road connections either, so boats are frequently used on the lake. Møsstrond Church is located in the village and it serves the village and the vast, sparsely populated region surrounding the lake.[2]

Climate

The climate in Møsstrond is subarctic (Köppen Dfc), bordering on tundra climate (Köppen ET).

Climate data for Møsstrand II 1980-2024 (977 m, extremes 1980-2024)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		15.6
(60.1) 		24.1
(75.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.0
(69.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		7.6
(45.7) 		29.0
(84.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		4.3
(39.7) 		8.9
(48.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		1.4
(34.5)
Record low °C (°F) −31.8
(−25.2) 		−30.2
(−22.4) 		−25.1
(−13.2) 		−20.5
(−4.9) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		−21.0
(−5.8) 		−25.6
(−14.1) 		−31.8
(−25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77
(3.0) 		54
(2.1) 		48
(1.9) 		40
(1.6) 		54
(2.1) 		69
(2.7) 		90
(3.5) 		92
(3.6) 		81
(3.2) 		83
(3.3) 		74
(2.9) 		66
(2.6) 		828
(32.5)
Source: yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute[3]

References

  1. ^ "Møsstrond, Vinje". yr.no. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (22 December 2020). "Møsstrond". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "yr.no/met.no".



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