Hella, Iceland

Hella
Town
Hella in 2024
Hella in 2024
Location of the Municipality of Rangárþing ytra
Location of the Municipality of Rangárþing ytra
Hella is located in Iceland
Hella
Hella
Location in Iceland
Coordinates: 63°50′N 20°24′W / 63.833°N 20.400°W / 63.833; -20.400
Country Iceland
ConstituencySouth Constituency
RegionSouthern Region
MunicipalityRangárþing ytra
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
865
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Post Code
850, 851
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Hella (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛtla]) is a small town in southern Iceland on the shores of the river Ytri-Rangá and has, as of 2021, 942 inhabitants.[1]

Hella is situated 94 kilometres (58 mi) to the east of Reykjavík on the Hringvegur (Route 1) between Selfoss and Hvolsvöllur.

Overview

The name of the town comes from caves near the river. It is said that Irish monks lived there in the times of first settlement. There are small industries as well as shops. As in other regions of the country, tourism is a growing sector. The volcano Hekla is nearby so it is possible to go hiking there as well as to make excursions to other locations popular with tourists such as Landmannalaugar or Þórsmörk. The founding of Hella started in 1927 when Þorsteinn Björnsson built a store over by the bridge Ytri-Rangá in the land of Gaddstaðaflatir. That founder of Hella was built a memorial at the celebration of Hella's 50 years since the founding of it at 1977.

Climate

Hella has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc; Trewartha: Eolo), with temperatures rising above 10 °C (50 °F) only in July and August.

Climate data for Hella, 1961–1990 normals, extremes 1958–2005
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3) 		10.4
(50.7) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.8
(60.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		25.2
(77.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0) 		2.1
(35.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		14.5
(58.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		6.7
(44.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		1.3
(34.3) 		7.1
(44.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		2.7
(36.9) 		6.5
(43.7) 		9.4
(48.9) 		10.9
(51.6) 		10.3
(50.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		3.8
(38.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		7.6
(45.7) 		6.8
(44.2) 		3.7
(38.7) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		0.8
(33.4)
Record low °C (°F) −21.8
(−7.2) 		−22.3
(−8.1) 		−20.1
(−4.2) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−16.3
(2.7) 		−20.2
(−4.4) 		−22.3
(−8.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 107.1
(4.22) 		105.8
(4.17) 		104.0
(4.09) 		86.7
(3.41) 		71.6
(2.82) 		89.3
(3.52) 		82.6
(3.25) 		110.5
(4.35) 		104.1
(4.10) 		121.8
(4.80) 		108.1
(4.26) 		114.2
(4.50) 		1,205.8
(47.47)
Source: Icelandic Meteorological Office[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mannfjöldi eftir byggðakjörnum, kyni og aldri 1. janúar 2001-2021". Hagstofa Íslands - Talnaefni. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ^ "Mánaðarmeðaltöl fyrir stöð 855 - Hella" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Meteorological Office. Archived from the original on 2024-11-26. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

63°50′N 20°24′W / 63.833°N 20.400°W / 63.833; -20.400

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