Telemark · NorwaySummit weather, forecast and climate

Hellernuten

1,093 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,093 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

59.99° N, 8.47° EElevation 1,093 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,093 m
Mid-mountain700 m
Valley · Rjukan302 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Hellernuten in brief

Hellernuten rises to 1,093 m, Telemark, Norway.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to October.

The nearest town is Rjukan, 14 km to the SE at 302 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,093 m · 3,586 ft
Region: Telemark
Country: Norway
Coordinates: 59.9915, 8.4725
Nearest airport: Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) · 135 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Hellernuten by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Hellernuten by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-4°	-3°	-1°	3°	8°	14°	16°	15°	10°	4°	-1°	-3°
Average low	-10°	-10°	-8°	-5°	0°	4°	7°	6°	3°	-2°	-7°	-9°
Precipitation	90 mm	56 mm	68 mm	56 mm	90 mm	115 mm	138 mm	136 mm	131 mm	133 mm	103 mm	74 mm
Cloud cover	52%	49%	51%	47%	40%	43%	41%	44%	50%	57%	56%	51%
Daylight	6h 42	9h 10	11h 43	14h 32	17h 07	18h 48	18h 05	15h 42	12h 56	10h 15	7h 35	5h 57
Month score	24	35	31	36	29	40	52	43	17	14	19	29

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	50 m	50 m	400 m	1,000 m	1,700 m	2,450 m	2,900 m	2,700 m	2,100 m	1,250 m	500 m	100 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Hellernuten in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Norway

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Gaustatoppen	1,882 m	959 m	18 km SE	10°
Gaustaråen	1,615 m	–	21 km SE	12°
Gaustakne	1,523 m	–	23 km SE	12°
Borgsjåbrotet	1,485 m	330 m	23 km NE	12°
Reksjåeggi	1,472 m	–	21 km NW	12°
Blånipa, Telemark	1,435 m	–	23 km SE	13°
Jonsnuten	1,420 m	–	21 km NW	12°
Lille Gaustakne	1,376 m	–	23 km SE	14°