Bismo
Village in Skjåk, Norway
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::summary Village in Skjåk, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Bismo |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Skjaak.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the village |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Innlandet#Norway |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Eastern Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Innlandet |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Gudbrandsdalen |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Skjåk Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.23 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 631 |
| population_density_km2 | 513 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 2690 Skjåk |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 400 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Bismo is a village that serves as the administrative centre of Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otta in the Ottadalen valley, about 40 km east of the village of Grotli and about 17 km west of the village of Fossbergom.
The 1.23 km2 village has a population (2024) of 631 and a population density of 513 PD/km2.
The Norwegian National Road 15 runs through the village. The lake Aursjoen lies on the mountain plateau just north of the village and the mountain Tverrfjellet lies just south of the village. Skjåk Church lies just east of the village.
Climate
Data for nearby Bråtå weather station. Bismo has a dry summer subarctic climate (Dsc). Spring and early summer are the driest time of year and fall and winter are the wettest. The coldest month, January, averages -8.8 C while the warmest month, July, averages 11.7 C.
|location = Bråtå 1961-1990, extremes 1968-2010 |metric first = Y |single line = Y |width = auto |collapsed = yes |Jan record high C = 8.2 |Feb record high C = 7.7 |Mar record high C = 10.0 |Apr record high C = 15.5 |May record high C = 21.6 |Jun record high C = 27.0 |Jul record high C = 27.0 |Aug record high C = 27.0 |Sep record high C = 23.2 |Oct record high C = 17.4 |Nov record high C = 10.0 |Dec record high C = 7.3 |year record high C = |Jan high C = -5.7 |Feb high C = -4.0 |Mar high C = -0.1 |Apr high C = 3.7 |May high C = 10.1 |Jun high C = 14.8 |Jul high C = 16.3 |Aug high C = 15.4 |Sep high C = 10.0 |Oct high C = 4.9 |Nov high C = -1.2 |Dec high C = -3.7 |year high C = |Jan low C = -11.8 |Feb low C = -11.1 |Mar low C = -7.7 |Apr low C = -4.1 |May low C = 1.5 |Jun low C = 5.5 |Jul low C = 7.1 |Aug low C = 6.7 |Sep low C = 3.0 |Oct low C = -0.6 |Nov low C = -6.7 |Dec low C = -9.9 |year low C = |Jan record low C = -35.0 |Feb record low C = -28.0 |Mar record low C = -23.5 |Apr record low C = -17.8 |May record low C = -11.0 |Jun record low C = -2.6 |Jul record low C = -4.6 |Aug record low C = -1.6 |Sep record low C = -8.7 |Oct record low C = -16.0 |Nov record low C = -24.0 |Dec record low C = -35.8 |year record low C = |Jan precipitation mm = 62 |Feb precipitation mm = 37 |Mar precipitation mm = 43 |Apr precipitation mm = 15 |May precipitation mm = 21 |Jun precipitation mm = 33 |Jul precipitation mm = 43 |Aug precipitation mm = 45 |Sep precipitation mm = 55 |Oct precipitation mm = 62 |Nov precipitation mm = 61 |Dec precipitation mm = 71 |Jan precipitation days = 10.6 |Feb precipitation days = 7.3 |Mar precipitation days = 7.6 |Apr precipitation days = 3.5 |May precipitation days = 5.0 |Jun precipitation days = 7.2 |Jul precipitation days = 8.7 |Aug precipitation days = 8.7 |Sep precipitation days = 10.5 |Oct precipitation days = 10.6 |Nov precipitation days = 10.7 |Dec precipitation days = 11.6 |source 1 = Met Norway Eklima
References
References
- "Bismo, Skjåk". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- {{Cite SNL. Bismo. Bismo. 2025-08-24. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2025-08-01
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