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Ytterhogdal
Ytterhogdal is located in Jämtland
Ytterhogdal
Ytterhogdal
Location in Jämtland
Ytterhogdal is located in Sweden
Ytterhogdal
Ytterhogdal
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Hälsingland
County Jämtland County
Municipality Härjedalen Municipality
Area
 • Total 2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 534
 • Density 236/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Ytterhogdal (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈʏ̂tːɛrˌhʊɡːdal]) is a locality situated in Härjedalen Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 534 inhabitants in 2010. Being located in the province of Hälsingland, the village has connections to three provinces due to the municipality and county having namesake provinces outside of Ytterhogdal. European route E45 passes the village The village is located close to Sweden's geographical midpoint.

Kirche Ytterhogdal
Ytterhogdal Church

Ytterhogdal Church (Ytterhogdals kyrka) is in the Diocese of Härnösand. The church building was built in the years 1799-1809 by the builder Johan Christian Loëll from Gävle. It was built in stone with a tower to the east. The sculptures in the church were made between 1839 and 1848 by Göran Sundin (1795-1857).

Climate

Ytterhogdal has a highly variable subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). The unpredictability of the climate is underlined by the all-time record high of 32.9 °C (91.2 °F) followed by an overnight air frost were recorded within three days between 12 and 15 June 2006.

Climate data for Ytterhogdal 2002–2021 (extremes since 1961)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)
11.7
(53.1)
15.8
(60.4)
23.0
(73.4)
28.0
(82.4)
32.9
(91.2)
32.0
(89.6)
31.5
(88.7)
26.2
(79.2)
21.1
(70.0)
14.4
(57.9)
9.8
(49.6)
32.9
(91.2)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
6.2
(43.2)
11.2
(52.2)
17.7
(63.9)
24.3
(75.7)
27.2
(81.0)
28.5
(83.3)
25.8
(78.4)
21.5
(70.7)
14.9
(58.8)
8.5
(47.3)
5.0
(41.0)
29.9
(85.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)
−1.6
(29.1)
3.6
(38.5)
9.5
(49.1)
14.9
(58.8)
19.2
(66.6)
21.5
(70.7)
19.5
(67.1)
14.7
(58.5)
7.6
(45.7)
1.4
(34.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
8.6
(47.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7)
−6.6
(20.1)
−2.3
(27.9)
3.3
(37.9)
8.5
(47.3)
12.8
(55.0)
15.3
(59.5)
13.6
(56.5)
9.3
(48.7)
3.3
(37.9)
−2.2
(28.0)
−6.5
(20.3)
3.3
(38.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.9
(8.8)
−11.6
(11.1)
−8.2
(17.2)
−3.0
(26.6)
2.0
(35.6)
6.4
(43.5)
9.1
(48.4)
7.6
(45.7)
3.9
(39.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
−5.8
(21.6)
−10.4
(13.3)
−2.0
(28.4)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −28.5
(−19.3)
−26.9
(−16.4)
−22.9
(−9.2)
−11.1
(12.0)
−5.2
(22.6)
−0.7
(30.7)
2.4
(36.3)
−0.1
(31.8)
−3.3
(26.1)
−10.7
(12.7)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−24.6
(−12.3)
−31.5
(−24.7)
Record low °C (°F) −43.6
(−46.5)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−37.7
(−35.9)
−22.0
(−7.6)
−11.8
(10.8)
−3.3
(26.1)
−1.6
(29.1)
−2.9
(26.8)
−8.7
(16.3)
−25.8
(−14.4)
−34.3
(−29.7)
−42.8
(−45.0)
−43.6
(−46.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.1
(2.21)
36.7
(1.44)
32.3
(1.27)
27.9
(1.10)
57.2
(2.25)
76.7
(3.02)
84.2
(3.31)
83.3
(3.28)
53.0
(2.09)
54.4
(2.14)
49.6
(1.95)
58.1
(2.29)
669.5
(26.35)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 59
(23)
65
(26)
59
(23)
32
(13)
3
(1.2)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
5
(2.0)
18
(7.1)
41
(16)
73
(29)
Source 1: SMHI Open Data for Ytterhogdal, temperature
Source 2: SMHI Open Data for Ytterhogdal, precipitation

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Ytterhogdal:

  • Ytterhogdals IK
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