Møre og Romsdal · NorwaySummit weather, forecast and climate

Kaldfonna

1,849 mSnow likely Jan–May · Sep–Dec

Elevation1,849 mabove sea level

Prominence592 mindependent height

Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul9°average high

62.63° N, 8.64° EElevation 1,849 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,849 m
Mid-mountain960 m
Valley · Grøa66 m

Freezing level in October: 1,150 m

iThe mountain

Kaldfonna in brief

Kaldfonna rises to 1,849 m, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 592 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 9°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

The nearest town in the atlas is Grøa, 5.0 km to the NE at 66 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,849 m · 6,065 ft
Prominence: 592 m
Region: Møre og Romsdal
Country: Norway
Coordinates: 62.6251, 8.6366
Nearest airport: Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) · 68 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 Kaldfonna by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kaldfonna by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-10°	-10°	-7°	-3°	2°	6°	9°	8°	4°	-2°	-7°	-10°
Average low	-15°	-15°	-13°	-10°	-6°	-2°	2°	1°	-3°	-7°	-12°	-15°
Precipitation	243 mm	198 mm	174 mm	115 mm	105 mm	156 mm	178 mm	205 mm	216 mm	192 mm	211 mm	248 mm
Cloud cover	53%	49%	49%	46%	44%	56%	56%	54%	49%	48%	51%	51%
Daylight	5h 56	8h 49	11h 40	14h 50	17h 50	20h 00	19h 03	16h 10	13h 03	10h 02	6h 59	4h 58
Month score	15	17	17	20	23	14	14	15	17	18	16	16

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–May · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	350 m	850 m	1,500 m	2,150 m	2,650 m	2,550 m	1,950 m	1,150 m	350 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Kaldfonna in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Norway

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Storkalkinn	1,880 m	642 m	3.0 km W	8°
Storskarhøa	1,871 m	542 m	17 km S	8°
Slotthøa	1,844 m	982 m	20 km SW	8°
Trolla	1,842 m	1,283 m	8.3 km NE	9°
Dordinakkan	1,821 m	515 m	3.7 km S	9°
Vinnufjellet	1,818 m	690 m	7.1 km N	8°
Kongskrona	1,818 m	690 m	7.2 km N	8°
Dronningkrona	1,817 m	677 m	7.8 km N	9°