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Spikkestad

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Air quality index

26Good
WeatherAvg high 50.3°F
Coordinates59.74°, 10.34°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in Akershus, Norway, Spikkestad is recorded in open geodata as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a cool temperate latitude (59.744°, 10.340°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 50.3°F and lows near 36.5°F, together with about 42.5 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Based on its cool temperate position, residents likely encounter long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 971 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 38% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
59.7443
Longitude
10.3401
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
50.3°F
Avg low
36.5°F
Annual precipitation
42.5 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
32
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
600,470
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11,750
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    11,137
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,803
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,797
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9,422
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,780
  • Common Goldeneye
    Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,113
  • Eurasian Nuthatch
    Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,638

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2026-04-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Akershus

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.66
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
971

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Spikkestad, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org