Solakrossen

Solakrossen
Sola
Village
View of the village (looking northwards)
View of the village (looking northwards)
Solakrossen is located in Rogaland
Solakrossen
Solakrossen
Location in Rogaland county
Solakrossen is located in Norway
Solakrossen
Solakrossen
Solakrossen (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°53′18″N 05°38′57″E / 58.88833°N 5.64917°E / 58.88833; 5.64917
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
MunicipalitySola
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
c. 10,000
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4050 Sola

Solakrossen or Sola is the administrative center of Sola municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the south end of the Hafrsfjorden on the Stavanger Peninsula, just northwest of the city of Sandnes. The large Stavanger Airport, Sola is located on the west side of the village. The village of Sørnes lies just to the north. Sola Church lies on the far western edge of Solakrossen. The population of Solakrossen is about 10,000, but the population is not separately tracked since it is part of the Stavanger/Sandnes urban area.[2] The newspaper Solabladet has been published in Solakrossen since 1991.[3] It is published in a paper edition on Thursdays and online every day.[4]

Climate

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Climate data for Stavanger Airport, Sola 1991-2020 normals (7 m, extremes 1947–present, sunshine 1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
13.9
(57.0)
17.7
(63.9)
25.2
(77.4)
29.4
(84.9)
30.5
(86.9)
32.5
(90.5)
33.5
(92.3)
29.3
(84.7)
22.3
(72.1)
16.2
(61.2)
12
(54)
33.5
(92.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
4.6
(40.3)
6.5
(43.7)
10.4
(50.7)
13.8
(56.8)
16.3
(61.3)
18.6
(65.5)
19
(66)
16.1
(61.0)
11.9
(53.4)
8
(46)
5.6
(42.1)
11.3
(52.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
2.1
(35.8)
3.7
(38.7)
6.9
(44.4)
10.2
(50.4)
13
(55)
15.3
(59.5)
15.7
(60.3)
13.2
(55.8)
9.2
(48.6)
5.7
(42.3)
3.4
(38.1)
8.4
(47.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0
(32)
−0.4
(31.3)
0.9
(33.6)
3.6
(38.5)
6.8
(44.2)
9.9
(49.8)
12.4
(54.3)
12.7
(54.9)
10.3
(50.5)
6.4
(43.5)
3
(37)
0.6
(33.1)
5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) −19.8
(−3.6)
−19.2
(−2.6)
−16.2
(2.8)
−7.9
(17.8)
−2.5
(27.5)
0.6
(33.1)
4.3
(39.7)
1.2
(34.2)
−2.5
(27.5)
−5.2
(22.6)
−16.1
(3.0)
−16.1
(3.0)
−19.8
(−3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 118.5
(4.67)
99.6
(3.92)
80.5
(3.17)
62.5
(2.46)
62.1
(2.44)
67.3
(2.65)
91.2
(3.59)
126.5
(4.98)
132
(5.2)
148.3
(5.84)
135.2
(5.32)
132.4
(5.21)
1,256.1
(49.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16 14 13 11 10 10 12 14 15 17 16 17 165
Average relative humidity (%) 82 81 78 77 75 78 78 80 80 81 82 82 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 48 79 140 168 226 222 197 159 141 80 45 33 1,538
Source 1: yr.no/met.no[5]
Source 2: NOAA - WMO averages 91-2020 Norway [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Solakrossen, Sola (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Fakta om Solabladet" (in Norwegian). Solabladet.
  4. ^ Smith-Meyer, Trond; Garvik, Olav (2024-07-04), "Solabladet", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2024-11-10
  5. ^ https://www.yr.no/nb/historikk/graf/5-44560/Norge/Rogaland/Sola/Sola. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020".