Djúpivogur

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Djúpivogur
Town
View of Djúpivogur
Location of the Municipality of Djúpavogshreppur
Djúpivogur
Location in Iceland
Coordinates: 64°39′N 14°17′W / 64.650°N 14.283°W / 64.650; -14.283
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Norðausturkjördæmi
Region[2] Austurland
County Suður-Múlasýsla
Municipality Djúpavogshreppur
Population (2011)
  Total 352
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Website Official website

Djúpivogur is a small town and municipality (Djúpavogshreppur) located on a peninsula in eastern Iceland, near the island of Papey and on the fjord Berufjörður. As of 2011, it has a population of 352.

The town is famous in Iceland for being the place with the highest temperature ever recorded in the island. 30.5 °C (87 °F) in June 1939.

Climate

Climate data for Djupivogur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3
(37)
3
(37)
4
(39)
6
(43)
10
(50)
13
(56)
14
(58)
14
(57)
11
(52)
7
(45)
4
(40)
3
(38)
7.7
(46)
Average low °C (°F) −2
(29)
−2
(28)
−2
(29)
−1
(31)
3
(37)
6
(42)
7
(45)
7
(45)
5
(41)
2
(35)
−1
(31)
−2
(29)
1.7
(35.2)
Precipitation cm (inches) 15
(6)
11.4
(4.5)
9.1
(3.6)
8.4
(3.3)
7.9
(3.1)
7.9
(3.1)
9.1
(3.6)
9.9
(3.9)
13
(5.1)
12.4
(4.9)
12.2
(4.8)
14.5
(5.7)
130.8
(51.6)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

See also

Æðarstein lighthouse

References

  1. Political division
  2. Mainly statistical division
  3. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Djupivogur, Iceland". Weatherbase. 2011.  Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

External links

Coordinates: 64°39′N 14°17′W / 64.650°N 14.283°W / 64.650; -14.283

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