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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 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Hella in 2024 | |
 Location of the Municipality of Rangárþing ytra | |
  Hella Location in Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 63°50′N 20°24′W / 63.833°N 20.400°W | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Region | Southern Region |
| Municipality | Rangárþing ytra |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 865 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Post Code | 850, 851 |
Hella is situated 94 kilometres (58 mi) to the east of Reykjavík on the Hringvegur (Route 1) between Selfoss and Hvolsvöllur.
Overview
editThe 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
editHella 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mannfjöldi eftir byggðakjörnum, kyni og aldri 1. janúar 2001-2021". Hagstofa Íslands - Talnaefni. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "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
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