Møre og Romsdal · NorwaySummit weather, forecast and climate

Storskarhøa

1,871 mSnow likely Jan–May · Sep–Dec

Elevation1,871 mabove sea level

Prominence542 mindependent height

Isolation14 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul8°average high

62.48° N, 8.73° EElevation 1,871 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,871 m
Mid-mountain970 m
Valley · Grøa66 m

Freezing level in October: 950 m

iThe mountain

Storskarhøa in brief

Storskarhøa rises to 1,871 m, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 542 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, 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, 18 km to the N at 66 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,871 m · 6,138 ft
Prominence: 542 m
Region: Møre og Romsdal
Country: Norway
Coordinates: 62.4778, 8.7297
Nearest airport: Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) · 81 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 Storskarhøa by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Storskarhøa by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-12°	-11°	-9°	-4°	0°	5°	8°	7°	3°	-3°	-9°	-12°
Average low	-17°	-16°	-14°	-10°	-7°	-2°	1°	1°	-4°	-9°	-14°	-17°
Precipitation	228 mm	178 mm	156 mm	106 mm	91 mm	152 mm	183 mm	196 mm	189 mm	170 mm	194 mm	224 mm
Cloud cover	65%	61%	61%	55%	50%	58%	57%	59%	59%	60%	63%	63%
Daylight	5h 59	8h 51	11h 41	14h 49	17h 47	19h 55	18h 59	16h 08	13h 02	10h 03	7h 01	5h 02
Month score	10	12	12	18	25	13	14	13	13	13	11	11

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	150 m	750 m	1,350 m	2,100 m	2,600 m	2,450 m	1,800 m	950 m	150 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Storskarhøa in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Norway

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Storskrymten	1,985 m	609 m	21 km SE	8°
Sørhellhøi	1,951 m	333 m	19 km S	8°
Stortverråtinden	1,940 m	309 m	24 km SE	8°
Grønliskarstinden	1,926 m	290 m	14 km SE	8°
Storkollen	1,900 m	186 m	17 km SE	9°
Geitåhøi	1,882 m	195 m	14 km S	8°
Storkalkinn	1,880 m	642 m	17 km NW	8°
Skirådalskollen	1,858 m	451 m	24 km E	8°