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Vänern, Västra Götaland
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Djurö National Park
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Djurö National Park
Brommö
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Brommö
LakeSjötorp, Västra Götaland

Vänern, Västra Götaland

Lake44 m elevationBest Jun–Aug
Elevation44 mabove sea level
Area5,650 km²surface
Nearest townSjötorp29 km
58.92° N, 13.50° EElevation 44 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goSjötorp · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low10° / 5°
Lake

Vänern, Västra Götaland in brief

Vänern, Västra Götaland is a lake in Sjötorp, Västra Götaland, Sweden.

It lies at 44 m above sea level and covers about 5,650 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Sjötorp, 29 km to the E, where the weather is best in June, July and August.

Sjötorp: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Sjötorp
11°
Rain now
Wind17 km/h
Humidity98%
Cloud cover100%
Today
22 Oct
12°
8°
10 mm
Fri
23 Oct
11°
5°
1 mm
Sat
24 Oct
12°
6°
1 mm
Sun
25 Oct
11°
6°
9 mm
Mon
26 Oct
13°
6°
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.
Surface5,650 km²
Average depth28 m
Volume153 km³
Shoreline2,277 km
average depth 28 msurface at 44 m
When to go

The best months around Vänern, Västra Götaland

Climate of Sjötorp

Month score in Sjötorp

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
16
Jan
23
Feb
28
Mar
33
Apr
54
May
65
Jun
65
Jul
65
Aug
57
Sep
19
Oct
14
Nov
14
Dec
Map

Vänern, Västra Götaland from above

Nature nearbyAll of Sweden
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Djurö, Västra GötalandIsland5.9 kmSDjurö, Västra Götaland
Photo: Torbjörn Einarsson from Stockholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Djurö National ParkNational park8.0 kmSDjurö National Park
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Långön, Västra GötalandIsland9.7 kmSLångön, Västra Götaland
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
HovdenIsland14 kmSEHovden
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BrommöIsland14 kmSEBrommö
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HökönIsland16 kmSWHökön
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Sjötorp
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Sjötorp

Västra Götaland · 29 km E
10°Oct high
14wet days
19score
Sjötorp
Mariestad
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Mariestad

Västra Götaland · 30 km SE
11°Oct high
14wet days
21score
Mariestad
Otterbäcken
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Otterbäcken

Västra Götaland · 31 km E
10°Oct high
14wet days
18score
Otterbäcken
Hällekis
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Hällekis

Västra Götaland · 32 km S
11°Oct high
14wet days
21score
Hällekis
Around here

Sjötorp and around

Sjötorp
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Sjötorp

Västra Götaland · Sweden
Jun–Augbest months
22°July high
55 maltitude
Sjötorp

Nature

Tidan
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16 km SW

Tidan

River
Tidan
Gullspångsälven
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22 km N

Gullspångsälven

River
Gullspångsälven
Skagern
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24 km NE

Skagern

Lake · 68 m
Skagern

Heritage

Sjötorps kyrka
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under 100 m SE

Sjötorps kyrka

ecclesiastical listed building complex
Sjötorps kyrka
Lyrestads church
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5.5 km SE

Lyrestads church

ecclesiastical listed building complex · 1200
Lyrestads church
Hova prästgård
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14 km E

Hova prästgård

individual listed building complex · 1791
Hova prästgård

Museums

Sjötorp Kanalmuseum
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0.4 km NW

Sjötorp Kanalmuseum

Sjötorp Kanalmuseum
Föreningen Slupen med Oskar II
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0.4 km NW

Föreningen Slupen med Oskar II

Föreningen Slupen med Oskar II
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11 km SE

Vadsbo lantbruksmuseum

Vadsbo lantbruksmuseum