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LakeSkagaströnd, Northwest

Ölvesvatn

Lake98 m elevationBest Jun–Aug
Elevation98 mabove sea level
Area1.1 km²surface
Nearest townSkagaströnd26 km
66.05° N, 20.20° WElevation 98 mUTC+0 · Greenwich Mean Time
When to goSkagaströnd · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low6° / 2°
Lake

Ölvesvatn in brief

Ölvesvatn is a lake in Skagaströnd, Northwest, Iceland.

It lies at 98 m above sea level and covers about 1.1 km².

The nearest town is Skagaströnd, 26 km to the S, where the weather is best in June, July and August.

Skagaströnd: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Skagaströnd
3°
Cloudy now
Wind25 km/h
Humidity82%
Cloud cover86%
Today
24 Oct
4°
0°
Sun
25 Oct
5°
2°
12 mm
Mon
26 Oct
5°
2°
13 mm
Tue
27 Oct
7°
3°
4 mm
Wed
28 Oct
7°
5°
3 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The lake's water

Surface, average depth and volume of the lake, and the length of its shore.
Surface1.1 km²
Average depth5 m
Volume6 million m³
Shoreline4.5 km
average depth 5 msurface at 98 m
When to go

The best months around Ölvesvatn

Climate of Skagaströnd

Month score in Skagaströnd

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
13
Jan
14
Feb
13
Mar
17
Apr
16
May
23
Jun
28
Jul
29
Aug
19
Sep
13
Oct
13
Nov
14
Dec
Map

Ölvesvatn from above

Nature nearbyAll of Iceland
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AravatnLake3.4 kmSAravatn
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Laxárvatn, SkagaströndLake7.9 kmWLaxárvatn, Skagaströnd
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Langavatn, NorthwestLake12 kmSLangavatn, Northwest
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HraunvatnLake16 kmSHraunvatn
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HofsgrunnIsland17 kmSWHofsgrunn
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BjarnarvatnLake23 kmSEBjarnarvatn
Around here

Skagaströnd and around

Skagaströnd
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Skagaströnd

Northwest · Iceland
Jun–Augbest months
13°July high
15 maltitude
Skagaströnd

Nature

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19 km E

Laxá, Northwest

River
Laxá, Northwest
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15 km N

Langavatn, Northwest

Lake · 195 m
Langavatn, Northwest
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23 km N

Aravatn

Lake · 113 m
Aravatn

Mountains

Tindastóll
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24 km E

Tindastóll

989 m
Tindastóll
Langadalsfjall
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26 km SE

Langadalsfjall

834 m
Langadalsfjall
Molduxi
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29 km SE

Molduxi

706 m
Molduxi