Drevsjø

Drevsjø is a village in Engerdal municipality, Innlandet county, Norway, taking its name from the Drevsjø, the lake near which it stands.

Drevsjø Church

Drevsjø is well known for its natural environment and its fishing opportunities. It is only 60 minutes from one of Scandinavia's biggest alpine centres, Trysilfjellet.

It is the site of the Blokkodden Villmarksmuseum, an open-air museum presenting the history of the use of the natural world since the 18th century.[1]

Since 1990 it has had a reception centre for asylum seekers in Norway.[2]

Climate

Drevsjø has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with only 3 months with a mean exceeding 10. There is a wetter period from June to September and a dry period from December to April.

Climate data for Drevsjø 1961-1990, extremes 1948-2015
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8)
10.4
(50.7)
13.4
(56.1)
17.9
(64.2)
24.5
(76.1)
29.0
(84.2)
28.7
(83.7)
29.2
(84.6)
25.0
(77.0)
20.0
(68.0)
11.7
(53.1)
8.0
(46.4)
29.2
(84.6)
Average high °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)
−4.7
(23.5)
−0.6
(30.9)
3.5
(38.3)
10.5
(50.9)
15.9
(60.6)
17.0
(62.6)
15.7
(60.3)
10.4
(50.7)
5.2
(41.4)
−1.6
(29.1)
−5.2
(22.6)
4.9
(40.9)
Average low °C (°F) −17.3
(0.9)
−16.5
(2.3)
−12.7
(9.1)
−6.9
(19.6)
−0.5
(31.1)
4.3
(39.7)
6.0
(42.8)
5.1
(41.2)
1.9
(35.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−9.7
(14.5)
−15.3
(4.5)
−5.3
(22.5)
Record low °C (°F) −47.0
(−52.6)
−43.9
(−47.0)
−39.5
(−39.1)
−28.7
(−19.7)
−17.8
(0.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−3.0
(26.6)
−4.3
(24.3)
−10.6
(12.9)
−28.0
(−18.4)
−33.3
(−27.9)
−44.3
(−47.7)
−47.0
(−52.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28
(1.1)
22
(0.9)
25
(1.0)
29
(1.1)
44
(1.7)
70
(2.8)
86
(3.4)
80
(3.1)
67
(2.6)
47
(1.9)
38
(1.5)
34
(1.3)
570
(22.4)
Average precipitation days 8.3 6.5 6.8 6.6 9.0 10.8 12.4 11.7 10.7 9.4 9.2 9.4 110.8
Source: Met Norway Eklima

Notes and references


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