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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.4461,Lat: 58.2796
Elevation	25 meter above sea level
Local time	3:01:37am
Name province/region (Län)	Västra Götalands län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Lysekil

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fiskebäckskil	4.2 km	South
2 Grundsund	7.6 km	South
3 Rixö	10.9 km	North
4 Ellös	11.3 km	South
5 Brastad	12 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	186 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	293 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	400 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Lysekil lies at the Kattegat (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota coastal: Viskan, Nissan, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Vänern (5572 km² at a height of around 43 meter above sea level) at a distance of 50.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 66.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 93 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Bohuslän

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 85 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (at a distance of 53 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.7 km2

32.9%

Nature

9.8 km2

27.4%

Agriculture

6.6 km2

18.4%

Urban area

3.5 km2

9.9%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

1.7%

Rock-Sand

1.1 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lysekil in country Sweden

Lysekil at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	47 km	North
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	143 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	242 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gullmarsfjorden	SE	1.4 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lysekil

Type of weather in Lysekil	moderate rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	6 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	08:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:22 Europe/Amsterdam