Skåbu
Village in Nord-Fron Municipality, Norway
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Skåbu[2] is a village in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Vinstra, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the town of Vinstra. Skåbu has about 600 inhabitants. Skåbu Church is located in the village. Skåbu is situated at an elevation of 870 metres (2,850 ft) above sea level which makes it the highest permanently inhabited village in Norway.[3][4]
Skåbu
Skålbu | |
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Village | |
View of the village church, Skåbu Church | |
 Interactive map of Skåbu | |
  Skåbu Location within Innlandet  Skåbu Location within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 61.52962°N 9.41628°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Gudbrandsdalen |
| Municipality | Nord-Fron Municipality |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 2643 Skåbu |
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Climate
Due to its high altitude, it has a subarctic climate which is even colder than some arctic areas.
| Climate data for Skåbu-Storslåen 1961-1990, extremes 1933-2015 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.0 (−27.4) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) |
21 (0.8) |
27 (1.1) |
23 (0.9) |
44 (1.7) |
62 (2.4) |
74 (2.9) |
70 (2.8) |
54 (2.1) |
53 (2.1) |
45 (1.8) |
33 (1.3) |
540 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 10.0 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 106.6 |
| Source: Met Norway Eklima | |||||||||||||
