Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
183km²
Area
227km
Coastline
1,029m
Highest point
Hermannsdalstinden
1,263
People
12°C
Warmest sea
August
67km
To the mainland
When to go to Moskenesøya
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (12 °C) and coolest in March (5 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Lofoten, Norway
Moskenesøya is an island in Norway. It belongs to Lofoten. It covers 183 km², with 227 km of coastline. Its highest point, Hermannsdalstinden, rises to 1,029 m. About 1,263 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 67 km away.
Getting there
- Leknes Airport (LKN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at LKN airport (Leknes)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBodø - Moskenes, Moskenes - Værøy
- 67 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Moskenesøya.
- 21beachesHellsanden, Raen, Sandbotnen and 18 more
- 34viewpointsReinehalsen, On lake, On south island and 31 more
- 5lighthousesFiskarskjæret and 4 more
- 6ferry terminalsMoskenes, Vindstad hurtigbåtkai, Kirkefjord hurtigbåtkai and 3 more
- 3marinas
- 70named peaksHermannsdalstinden, Ertenhelltinden, Ulvstinden and 67 more
- 8waterfallsForsen, Forsan, Rostadforsen and 5 more
- 1ruins and archaeological sites
- 10waymarked walking routesMunkebu-stig, LLC - Stage 11, LLC - Stage 9 and 7 more
- 8campsitesHannoy, Inversant Parking, Fredvang Strand og Skjærgårdscamping and 5 more
- 21hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 11restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Moskenesøya in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Moskenesøya, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
11lakesLakeyas
3waterfallsCascadyas
Largest lake
4.9km²
Solbjørnvatnet
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
17.5°C
Sørvågvatnet
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
12.4°C
Stokkvika
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
11 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Solbjørnvatnet4.9km²
- Krokvatnet1.5km²
- Trolldalsvatnet1.2km²
- Ågvatnet0.93km²
- Stuvdalsvatnet0.50km²
- Festhælvatnet0.29km²
- Litlforsvatnet0.21km²
- Sørvågvatnet0.20km²
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3 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Forsan
- Rostadforsen
- Forsen
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 239 m above the sea. 50 % of it is below 200 m.
- 20 %0–50 m
- 29 %50–200 m
- 39 %200–500 m
- 12 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Reine314 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Night low (°C) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sea (°C) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 107 | 92 | 94 | 70 | 56 | 62 | 74 | 75 | 112 | 111 | 119 | 126 |
| Wet days | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | — |
| Wind (km/h) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.6 | −0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.6 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.4 | −0.8 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.4 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1420953) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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