Stryn (village)
Stryn
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Village | |
 View of the village (looking northeast) | |
Interactive map of Stryn | |
  Stryn Location within Vestland  Stryn Location within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 61°54′09″N 6°43′04″E / 61.90259°N 6.7179°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Municipality | Stryn Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 2,712 |
| • Density | 1,349/km2 (3,490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6783 Stryn |
Stryn[3] is the administrative centre of Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of a small bay off of the main Nordfjorden. The mouth of the river Stryneelva is in the village. The village sits about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of the village of Nedstryn.[4]
The 2.01-square-kilometre (500-acre) village has a population (2024) of 2,712 and a population density of 1,349 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,490/sq mi).[1] It is the largest settlement in the municipality and it is home to the municipal administration, a school, and commercial centre. The village sits at the intersection of Norwegian National Road 15 and Norwegian County Road 60, a major crossroads in the Inner Nordfjord region.
Climate
Stryn has an oceanic climate climate with mild temperatures for its latitude, just like the rest of Norway, as a result of the Gulf stream.[5] The Stryn weather station is placed at a higher elevation than the village, so the village has slightly higher temperatures than the weather station.
| Climate data for Stryn - Kroken 1991–2020 (208 m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 190 (7.5) |
150 (5.9) |
165 (6.5) |
87 (3.4) |
72 (2.8) |
85 (3.3) |
95 (3.7) |
109 (4.3) |
151 (5.9) |
170 (6.7) |
181 (7.1) |
206 (8.1) |
1,661 (65.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 177 |
| Source: NOAA WMO averages 91-2020 Norway[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ↑ "Stryn, Stryn (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ↑ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2025-08-01). "Stryn (tettstad)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ↑ Dannevig, Petter; Harstveit, Knut (2025-03-14), "Klima i Norge", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2026-05-21
- ↑ "NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991–2020".