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Meløy Municipality

Municipality in Nordland, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Meløy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørnes. Other villages include Eidbukt, Neverdal, Glomfjord, Halsa, Reipå, Støtt, and Ågskardet.

CountryNorway
Established1 Jan 1884
AdministrativecentreØrnes
Highestelevation
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1,636.81 m (5,370.1 ft)
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Meløy Municipality
Meløy kommune
Municipality
Melø herred  (historic name)
View of Ørnes in winter
View of Ørnes in winter
Flag of Meløy Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Meløy Municipality
Coat of arms
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Meløy within Nordland
Meløy within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°47′17″N 13°40′33″E
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
Established1 Jan 1884
 • Preceded byRødøy Municipality
Administrative centreØrnes
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Sigurd Stormo (Ap)
Area
 • Total
873.83 km2 (337.39 sq mi)
 • Land798.02 km2 (308.12 sq mi)
 • Water75.81 km2 (29.27 sq mi)  8.7%
 • Rank#133 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
1,636.81 m (5,370.1 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
6,180
 • Rank#157 in Norway
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4.8%
DemonymMeløyfjerding[2]
Official language
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 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1837[4]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway
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The municipality is situated just to the north of the Arctic Circle on Norway's west coast. It encompasses the island of Meløya and some 700 other islands of various sizes around the Meløyfjorden, Glomfjorden, and Holandsfjorden in the south, along with a stretch of mainland coast.

The 874-square-kilometre (337 sq mi) municipality is the 133rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Meløy Municipality is the 157th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,180. The municipality's population density is 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

General information

View of the Glomfjorden
Aerial view of the islands of the area
Fore Church

The municipality of Meløy was established on 1 January 1884 when the large Rødøy Municipality was divided into two: Rødøy Municipality (population: 1,945) in the south and Meløy Municipality (population: 2,696) in the north. The municipal borders have not changed since then.[7]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Meløya (Old Norse: Mjǫlva) since the first Meløy Church was built there. The first element comes from the word mjǫl which means "flour" or "meal" (referring to fine sand on the beaches of the island). The last element (which was added to the name around the year 1500) is øy which means "island".[8] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Melø. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Meløy.[9]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 7 December 1984. The official blazon is "Azure, a poppy plant Or" (Norwegian: I blått en gull valmueplante). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a subspecies of the arctic poppy plant locally known as Svartisvalmue (Papaver radicatum subglobosum). The poppy plant has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The municipality is located near the second largest glacier in continental Norway, the Svartisen (black ice), and the plant is one of the plants found growing closest to the ice. The colors symbolize the blue glacial ice and the yellow flowers. The arms were designed by Rolf Tidemann after the original ideda by Knut Sørensen.[10][11][12]

Churches

The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within Meløy Municipality. It is part of the Bodø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

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Churches in Meløy Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
Fore og MeløyFore ChurchReipå1909
Meløy ChurchMeløya1867
Ørnes ChurchØrnes1990
GlomfjordGlomfjord ChurchGlomfjord1957
HalsaHalsa ChurchHalsa1960
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History

Water is collected from Svartisen to produce hydropower.

Meløy has been inhabited for many centuries and still possesses various relics from the Viking Age. The Benkestok family, one of Norway's original noble families, established one of its seats at Meløy gård (farm) on the island of Meløya in the 16th century.

Due to the expansion of the population during the 19th century, the area of Meløy was split from its southern neighbour, Rødøy Municipality, in 1884. Its administrative centre was originally on Meløya, but it was later moved to the mainland coastal village of Ørnes. Ørnes is one of the stops on the route of the Hurtigruten (coastal express boat), with a notably scenic entrance via the fjord.

The second largest glacier in Norway, Svartisen, is a target for passenger visits. The mountains around Glomfjord are popular for fishing and hunting as well as skiing in the winter time.

Government

Meløy Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[13] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Salten og Lofoten District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Meløy Municipality is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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Meløy kommunestyre 2023–2027 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
 Meløy Free Voters (Meløy Frie Folkevalgte)2
Total number of members:23
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Meløy kommunestyre 2019–2023 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:23
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Meløy kommunestyre 2015–2019 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:23
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Meløy kommunestyre 2011–2015 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
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Meløy kommunestyre 2007–2011 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Common list (Samlingslista)2
Total number of members:27
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Meløy kommunestyre 2003–2007 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:27
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Meløy kommunestyre 1999–2003 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
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Meløy kommunestyre 1995–1999 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1991–1995 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1987–1991 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1983–1987 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 11
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1979–1983 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 11
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1975–1979 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
 Glomfjord list (Glomfjordlisten)1
 Free voters (Frie Velgere)2
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1971–1975 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
 Socialist common list (Venstresosialistiske felleslister)2
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1967–1971 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:35
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Meløy kommunestyre 1963–1967 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:27
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Meløy herredsstyre 1959–1963 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 15
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:27
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Meløy herredsstyre 1955–1959 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 12
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:27
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Meløy herredsstyre 1951–1955 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:20
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Meløy herredsstyre 1947–1951 [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 11
Total number of members:20
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Meløy herredsstyre 1945–1947 [31]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:20
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Meløy herredsstyre 1937–1941* [32]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:20
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.
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Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Meløy Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:[33]

  • 1884–1904: Ole P. Dahl[34]
  • 1904–1908: Peder A. Thostrup[34]
  • 1908–1910: Fredrik Meyer[34]
  • 1911–1913: Conrad Helgesen[34]
  • 1914–1916: Fredrik Meyer[34]
  • 1917–1920: Ludvig Daae[34]
  • 1920–1934: Christian Edvard Tidemann[34]
  • 1935–1937: Martin Kvalnes (H)[35]
  • 1938–1940: Martinus Nystad (Ap)[34]
  • 1941–1942: Martin Kvalnes (H)[36]
  • 1943–1945: Johan Kristensen[37]
  • 1945–1951: Martinus Nystad (Ap)[38]
  • 1952–1953: Ole Bang[34]
  • 1953–1963: Anton Henrik Swensen[34]
  • 1964–1968: Karl L. Kildal (KrF)[39]
  • 1968–1975: Ole Hillestad (Ap)
  • 1975–1991: Konrad Fjellgård (H)
  • 1991–1993: Tor Schiller Lekanger (H)
  • 1994–1999: Fredrik Gransjøen (Sp)
  • 1999–2003: Oddleiv Roald Torsvik (H)
  • 2003–2011: Arild Kjerpeseth (Ap)
  • 2011–2015: Per Swensen (H)
  • 2015–present: Sigurd Stormo (Ap)

Geography

Engabreen (glacier) seen from above as it stretches down towards Holandsfjord

The municipality of Meløy is a coastal community that includes many of the surrounding islands. Many parts of the mainland were fairly isolated until road tunnels were built during the 20th century that connected them to the rest of Norway. Some of the main islands of Meløy are Åmøya, Meløya, Bolga, Mesøya, Grønøya, and Støtt. Åmøya is connected to the mainland via the Brattsund Bridge. The other islands are all accessible by boat or ferry only. The Kalsholmen Lighthouse is located in the southwestern part of the municipality.

The Vestfjorden passes Meløy in the northwest, and the Meløyfjorden, Glomfjorden, and Holandsfjorden cut into the mainland from the west. The Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park is located in the southeast in the Saltfjellet mountain range, surrounding the Svartisen glacier. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,636.81-metre (5,370.1 ft) tall mountain Skjelåtinden, on the border with Beiarn Municipality.[1]

Farms of Meløy

Historically, the land of Meløy was divided up into named farms. These farms were used in census and tax records and are useful for genealogical research.

Meløy municipality, tellingskrets 1-8 from 1920 census
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Meløy municipality, tellingskrets 9-16
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Glomfjord kirke (church), built 1957

Coordinates on the maps are approximate. Each map has a maximum number of listings it can display, so the map has been divided into parts consistent with the enumeration districts (Norwegian: tellingskrets) in the 1920 census of Norway. This map will include one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist.

Farm names and numbers

Following are the farms in the Meløy municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske Gaardnavne (lit. 'Norwegian farm names'), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905.

See also: Digital version of Norske Gaardnavne - Nordland (in Norwegian)

The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh. Note that the 1920 census records mapped above may not match O. Rygh.

Farm names were often used as part of Norwegian names, in addition to the person's given name and patronymic or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, or toponymic, as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923.

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Farm NameFarm Number
Sneen1
Bolgen2
Harfjeld3
Harfjeldstrand4
Kjørhaugvik5
Kjørhaug6
Aamnes7
Stavnes8
Skaret9
Herstad10
Haugvik søndre11
Aabotsvik12
Engevik13
Aag14
Korsvik15
Arhaug16
Rendalsvik17
Fondalen18
Fonnøren19
Snelandslien20
Holand21
Braset22
Sommersæt23
Skaalsvik, 124
Skaalsvik, 225
Halsa26
Æsøen27
Forøen27, 2
Halsosen28
Grønaasen29
Breivik30
Bjærangen31
Kjeldal, 132
Kjeldal, 233
Oldra34
Saura35
Osa36
Enga37
Valla nedre38
Grønøen39
Valla øvre40
Jenslund41
Vasdal42
Sandvik43
Reindalen44
Glommen45
Haugvik nordre46
Sætvik47
Selstad48
Næverdal49
Sandaa50
Øbugt, 151
Øbugt, 252
Borvik53
Vaatvik54
Spilderen, 155
Spilderen, 256
Spilderdalen57
Digermulen58
Vinterveien59
Djupvik60
Mosvold, 161
Mosvold, 262
Torsvik63
Gjerset64
Teksmoen65
Stien66
Sørfore, 167
Sørfore, 268
Marken69
Dalen70
Øisund71
Kunna72
Støtt73
Gaasvær74
Otervær75
Meløskagen76
Meløen77
Venvik78
Røshagen79
Fagervik80
Risvik81
Meløsund82
Mesøen83
Sildvik84
Ballsetvatnet85
Ballset86
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Climate

More information Climate data for Glomfjord, Nordland 1991-2020 (39 m), Month ...
Climate data for Glomfjord, Nordland 1991-2020 (39 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)		 2
(36)		 3.3
(37.9)		 6.8
(44.2)		 10.8
(51.4)		 14.5
(58.1)		 17.3
(63.1)		 16.5
(61.7)		 12.9
(55.2)		 8
(46)		 5.1
(41.2)		 3.7
(38.7)		 8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0
(32)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 0.5
(32.9)		 3.6
(38.5)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11
(52)		 13.8
(56.8)		 13.2
(55.8)		 9.9
(49.8)		 5.6
(42.1)		 2.8
(37.0)		 1
(34)		 5.7
(42.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2)		 −3
(27)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 0.9
(33.6)		 4.5
(40.1)		 8
(46)		 10.9
(51.6)		 10.5
(50.9)		 7.4
(45.3)		 3.4
(38.1)		 0.7
(33.3)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 3.2
(37.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 214
(8.4)		 166
(6.5)		 201
(7.9)		 126
(5.0)		 118
(4.6)		 121
(4.8)		 120
(4.7)		 149
(5.9)		 244
(9.6)		 251
(9.9)		 195
(7.7)		 239
(9.4)		 2,144
(84.4)
Source 1: yr.no/met.no[40]
Source 2: NOAA (average highs/lows)[41]
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Economy

The industrial development—and thus the main contributor to the economic development and growth of the Meløy community—started around the time of World War I. It was based on electrical power production in then new Glomfjord power plant from water coming from the Svartisen glacier and the lake Storglomvatnet and gathered in the mountains. In the bottom of Glomfjorden, Norsk Hydro (today YARA) started out producing fertilizers in Glomfjord, today yara is Meløy's biggest workplace with 190 people working there

A conglomerate of industries is found there today in Glomfjord Industry Park. The municipality's overall industries are some light industry, agriculture, forestry, fishing, salmon production, and tourism.

Meløy Energi, an electrical power company, is one of the most important employers in the municipality (as of Q4 2022).[42]

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