Vestland · NorwaySummit weather, forecast and climate

Vimpen

249 mSnow likely Jan–Feb

Elevation249 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

59.94° N, 5.59° EElevation 249 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Vimpen in brief

Vimpen rises to 249 m, Vestland, Norway.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Uggdal, 8.5 km to the NW at 150 m.

iiForecast

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

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Vimpen by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	3°	4°	8°	12°	15°	17°	17°	14°	10°	6°	4°
Average low	-1°	-2°	-1°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation	282 mm	204 mm	216 mm	130 mm	111 mm	138 mm	168 mm	221 mm	276 mm	319 mm	284 mm	278 mm
Cloud cover	59%	55%	56%	48%	40%	43%	46%	47%	50%	54%	54%	56%
Daylight	6h 43	9h 11	11h 43	14h 32	17h 06	18h 47	18h 04	15h 41	12h 56	10h 15	7h 36	5h 58
Month score	13	15	14	18	35	45	55	55	38	15	15	14

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–Feb

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	400 m	300 m	550 m	1,050 m	1,600 m	2,050 m	2,400 m	2,450 m	2,000 m	1,400 m	850 m	500 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mehammarsåto	749 m	749 m	8.4 km SW	12°
Hovlandsnuten	727 m	–	10 km NE	14°
Kattnakken	724 m	–	8.9 km SW	13°
Stovegolvet	703 m	–	12 km SW	13°
Martebrotet	700 m	–	9.3 km SW	13°
Sauganutane	699 m	–	9.0 km SW	12°
Takletten	598 m	–	14 km E	15°
Horjo	501 m	–	20 km SE	15°