Bø, Vesterålen

Bø or Vinje^[3] is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwest shore of the large island of Langøya, looking out towards the small island of Litløya. Norwegian County Road 820 runs through the village. Bø Church stands just east of the village.^[4]

Bø Vinje Bø i Vesterålen
Village
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Coordinates: 68.6208°N 14.4467°E / 68.6208; 14.4467
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Vesterålen
Municipality	Bø Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	589
• Density	736/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8470 Bø i Vesterålen

The urban area of "Bø" is actually a name used by Statistics Norway to refer to the three smaller villages of Vinje, Steine, and Skagan which have grown together due to conurbation and now form one large urban area.^[4] The 0.8-square-kilometre (200-acre) village has a population (2023) of 589 and a population density of 736 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,910/sq mi).^[1]

Climate

Bø has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc), and is close to a temperate oceanic climate. Bø is the northernmost location in the world with all monthly means above 0 °C (32 °F). The current weather station is on the south coast of the island. An earlier weather station was located more inland on the island in a flat marshy area, and had recorded up to 30 °C (86 °F) in July and down to −20 °C (−4 °F) in February.

Climate data for Bø i Vesterålen 1991–2020 (8 m, extremes 2003–2023)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	9 (48)	8 (46)	10 (50)	17.2 (63.0)	22.4 (72.3)	27.6 (81.7)	28.8 (83.8)	28.4 (83.1)	20.6 (69.1)	16.6 (61.9)	13 (55)	9.5 (49.1)	28.8 (83.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	0.1 (32.2)	0.7 (33.3)	3 (37)	6.5 (43.7)	9.8 (49.6)	12.5 (54.5)	12.3 (54.1)	9.7 (49.5)	5.8 (42.4)	3.5 (38.3)	1.8 (35.2)	5.5 (41.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.4 (11.5)	−11.6 (11.1)	−9.8 (14.4)	−6.4 (20.5)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.9 (33.6)	4.7 (40.5)	2.8 (37.0)	0.7 (33.3)	−4.3 (24.3)	−7.7 (18.1)	−9.2 (15.4)	−11.6 (11.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	83 (3.3)	71 (2.8)	73 (2.9)	53 (2.1)	47 (1.9)	41 (1.6)	49 (1.9)	57 (2.2)	84 (3.3)	99 (3.9)	96 (3.8)	99 (3.9)	852 (33.6)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[5]

Climate data for Bø i Vesterålen 1961–1990
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	0.6 (33.1)	1.6 (34.9)	4.2 (39.6)	9.2 (48.6)	12.7 (54.9)	15.2 (59.4)	14.7 (58.5)	10.8 (51.4)	6.9 (44.4)	3.4 (38.1)	1.5 (34.7)	6.8 (44.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.4 (29.5)	−1.5 (29.3)	−0.6 (30.9)	1.9 (35.4)	6.4 (43.5)	9.7 (49.5)	12.1 (53.8)	11.9 (53.4)	8.3 (46.9)	4.8 (40.6)	1.4 (34.5)	−0.8 (30.6)	4.4 (39.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.6 (23.7)	−4.7 (23.5)	−3.6 (25.5)	−0.9 (30.4)	3.0 (37.4)	6.6 (43.9)	8.9 (48.0)	8.5 (47.3)	5.5 (41.9)	2.2 (36.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	−3.8 (25.2)	1.3 (34.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	88 (3.5)	81 (3.2)	70 (2.8)	63 (2.5)	48 (1.9)	56 (2.2)	73 (2.9)	74 (2.9)	110 (4.3)	144 (5.7)	103 (4.1)	107 (4.2)	1,017 (40.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	15.4	13.8	13.2	12.7	10.3	10.5	12.7	11.6	16.5	18.8	17.2	17.8	170.3
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[6]