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Stora Gla
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LakeGlava, Värmland

Stora Gla

Lake141 m elevationBest Jun–Aug
Elevation141 mabove sea level
Area34 km²surface
Nearest townGlava8.4 km
59.50° N, 12.46° EElevation 141 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goGlava · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low10° / 3°
Lake

Stora Gla in brief

Stora Gla is a lake in Glava, Värmland, Sweden.

It lies at 141 m above sea level and covers about 34 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Glava, 8.4 km to the NE, where the weather is best in June, July and August.

Glava: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Glava
10°
Rain now
Wind10 km/h
Humidity99%
Cloud cover100%
Today
22 Oct
12°
7°
12 mm
Fri
23 Oct
10°
3°
2 mm
Sat
24 Oct
10°
3°
3 mm
Sun
25 Oct
10°
4°
16 mm
Mon
26 Oct
13°
5°
2 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.
Surface34 km²
Average depth13 m
Volume431 million m³
Shoreline67 km
average depth 13 msurface at 141 m
When to go

The best months around Stora Gla

Climate of Glava

Month score in Glava

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
15
Jan
21
Feb
26
Mar
33
Apr
57
May
64
Jun
65
Jul
64
Aug
57
Sep
17
Oct
14
Nov
16
Dec
Map

Stora Gla from above

Nature nearbyAll of Sweden
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bjursjön, GlavaLake4.2 kmSBjursjön, Glava
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
BastutjärnenLake4.4 kmSWBastutjärnen
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Grundtjärn, VärmlandLake5.7 kmSGrundtjärn, Värmland
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bergtjärnen, VärmlandLake7.9 kmWBergtjärnen, Värmland
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
AndtjärnLake8.4 kmNWAndtjärn
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
BrittjärnenLake8.5 kmWBrittjärnen
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Glava
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Glava

Värmland · 8.4 km NE
10°Oct high
14wet days
17score
Glava
Klässbol
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Klässbol

Värmland · 16 km E
10°Oct high
14wet days
17score
Klässbol
Arvika
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Arvika

Värmland · 19 km N
10°Oct high
14wet days
17score
Arvika
Jössefors
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Jössefors

Värmland · 20 km N
10°Oct high
14wet days
17score
Jössefors
Around here

Glava and around

Glava
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Glava

Värmland · Sweden
Jun–Augbest months
23°July high
80 maltitude
Glava

Nature

Glafsfjorden
Photo: Anders Eriksson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
4.5 km E

Glafsfjorden

Lake · 46 m
Glafsfjorden
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
11 km W

Andtjärn

Lake · 259 m
Andtjärn
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12 km S

Västra Spjuttjärnen

Lake
Västra Spjuttjärnen

Heritage

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
0.4 km N

Glava Church

ecclesiastical listed building complex · 1738
Glava Church
Trefaldighetskyrkan, Arvika
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12 km N

Trefaldighetskyrkan, Arvika

ecclesiastical listed building complex · 1911
Trefaldighetskyrkan, Arvika
Högeruds kyrka
Photo: Jacob Truedson Demitz for Ristesson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
9.7 km E

Högeruds kyrka

ecclesiastical listed building complex · 1867
Högeruds kyrka

Museums

Rackstadmuseet
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13 km N

Rackstadmuseet

1993
Rackstadmuseet
Sågudden's Museum
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11 km N

Sågudden's Museum

Open-air museum · 1904
Sågudden's Museum
Arvika Konsthall
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11 km N

Arvika Konsthall

Art museum · 1973
Arvika Konsthall