Norway
Vestland
Vestland is one of the 15 regions of Norway; its largest place is Bergen.
Best timeJun–Aug
Best weather in OctoberBergen 24
October: highs10° – 12°
Rain this month, on average296mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Jun–Aug.
Vestland at a glance
The atlas follows 1,919 places here month by month, with 888 mountains and 307 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.
When to go to Vestland
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
| High | 4° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 11° | 7° | 4° |
| Low | -1° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Rain (mm) | 273 | 207 | 201 | 130 | 112 | 132 | 155 | 198 | 262 | 296 | 270 | 265 |
Places in Vestland
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
24OctoberBergen
291k people
12° / 6°316 mm
21OctoberÅsane
40k people
11° / 6°384 mm
23OctoberLeirvik
15k people
11° / 7°284 mm
22OctoberOsøyro
15k people
11° / 5°319 mm
21OctoberFlorø
9,102 people
11° / 7°375 mm
24OctoberStraume
9,409 people
11° / 7°307 mm
22OctoberIndre Arna
10k people
11° / 5°376 mm
24OctoberFrekhaug
3,683 people
12° / 7°331 mm
43 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Alver167 places · 14k · Frekhaug
Årdal9 places · 8,402 · Årdalstangen
Askøy56 places · 2,725 · Kleppestø
Askvoll61 places · 717 · Askvoll
Aurland21 places · 1,287 · Aurlandsvangen
Austevoll31 places · 8,067 · Storebø
Austrheim18 places · 1,083 · Årås
Bergen132 places · 397k · Bergen
Bjørnafjorden54 places · 22k · Osøyro
Bømlo59 places · 7,749 · Svortland
Bremanger32 places · 1,511 · Kalvåg
Eidfjord13 places · 571 · Eidfjord
Etne29 places · 1,900 · Etne
Fedje2 places · 397 · Fedje
Fitjar7 places · 1,826 · Fitjar
Fjaler51 places · 1,284 · Dale
Gloppen15 places · 2,976 · Sandane
Gulen61 places · 625 · Eivindvik
Høyanger37 places · 2,142 · Høyanger
Hyllestad48 places · Hyllestad
Kinn89 places · 15k · Florø
Kvam42 places · 5,466 · Norheimsund
Kvinnherad79 places · 6,270 · Rosendal
Lærdal16 places · 1,318 · Lærdalsøyri
Luster20 places · 7,844 · Luster
Masfjorden28 places · Masfjordnes
Modalen8 places · Mo
Osterøy45 places · 3,431 · Haus
Øygarden102 places · 23k · Straume
Samnanger21 places · 1,299 · Tysse
Sogndal49 places · 13k · Hermansverk
Solund28 places · 269 · Hardbakke
Stad65 places · 4,275 · Nordfjordeid
Stord16 places · 19k · Leirvik
Stryn21 places · 3,652 · Stryn
Sunnfjord95 places · 14k · Førde
Sveio23 places · 1,868 · Sveio
Tysnes34 places · 826 · Uggdal
Ullensvang85 places · 7,975 · Odda
Ulvik9 places · 542 · Ulvik
Vaksdal37 places · 3,340 · Stanghelle
Vik26 places · 4,404 · Vikøyri
Voss78 places · 7,704 · Vossevangen
Vestland from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Vestland
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Nature in Vestland
Summit2,351 m
JervvasstindSummit2,406 m
Store SkagastølstindSummit2,387 m
Store Styggedalstinden
Glacier
Jostedal Glacier
Lake
Hornindalsvatnet
Waterfall
VøringfossenWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Norway seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Vestland
Eikedalen skisenter38 km of pistes · 9 lifts
Myrkdalen24 km of pistes · 9 lifts
Voss Resort Fjellheisar24 km of pistes · 9 lifts
Røldal Skisenter13 km of pistes · 6 lifts
Sogn skisenter11 km of pistes · 3 lifts
Harpefossen skisenter6 km of pistes · 5 lifts
Breimsbygda Skisenter5 km of pistes · 3 lifts
Sogndal skisenter5 km of pistes · 2 lifts
Culture in Vestland
Urnes Stave ChurchBuilt 1101 · Romanesque
Bergen stationBuilt 1913 · Art Nouveau
Hopperstad Stave ChurchBuilt 1130 · Romanesque
Borgund Stave ChurchBuilt 1101 · stave church
Borgund ChurchBuilt 1868 · dragestil
St John's ChurchBuilt 1888 · Gothic Revival
Museum
Troldhaugen
Museum
University Museum of BergenBuilt 1825The festival year
What's on in Vestland
Getting to Vestland
Bergen Airport, FleslandBGO · Bergen
13 kmStord Airport, SørstokkenSRP · Bergen
67 kmHaugesund Airport, KarmøyHAU · Bergen
117 kmBergenBergen
0.6 kmArnaIndre Arna
0.4 kmEspelandEspeland
0.3 kmMidttunNesttun
1.2 kmLeirvik HurtigbåtterminalRanavik hurtigbåtkai, Utbjoa hurtigbåtkai
0.1 kmOsøyroFlesland kai, Malkenes kai, Reksteren
0.3 kmFlorøAskvoll, Hurtgiruten Florø
0.3 kmTowns in Vestland from A to Z
The 219 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.