Editing Evenes Municipality (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Bogen - Evenes (5).jpg|thumb|left|Bogen village in the mountainous eastern part of Evenes. Bogen bay is part of Ofotfjord.]]
Evenes is located on the northern shore of the [[Ofotfjorden]], and borders [[Tjeldsund Municipality]] (in [[Troms]] county) to the west and north and [[Narvik Municipality]] to the east and south (across the fjord).

There are lowlands in the western part of the municipality ([[Liland, Evenes|Liland]] and [[Evenes (village)|Evenes]] area), while in the eastern part ([[Bogen, Evenes|Bogen]]), the mountains go almost straight up from the [[fjord]]. The highest mountain is ''Litletinden'' ({{convert|1134.43|m|disp=or}}),<ref name="elev" /> which can be climbed without [[climbing equipment]], even with [[ski]]s in the winter and early spring. The view is stunning.

The most noticeable mountain when driving on the [[European route E10]] highway, which crosses through Evenes, is perhaps the steep ''Niingen'' ({{convert|1090|m|disp=or}}) just east of Bogen. Strandvatnet lake next to Bogen village is surrounded by mountains and is a relatively rare [[Meromictic lake]]. There is [[trout]] in most lakes in Evenes, and [[Arctic char]] [[spawn (biology)|spawns]] in Østervikvatnet (lake) a few kilometres east of Bogen. [[Niingsvatnet]] is partly located in Evenes.

The large cave ''Trollkirka'' ({{lit|the Troll Church}}) is located in the western part of the municipality (near Tårstad). German fortifications from [[World War II]] can be seen at Evenestangen, which is also a good place for fishing in the fjord.

Evenestangen is also the site of the sculpture ''Stone House'' by Danish artist [[Bjørn Nørgaard]]. The sculpture is part of the [[Artscape Nordland]] project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steinhuset |url=http://www.skulpturlandskap.no/Skulpturlandskap/Kunst/steinhus.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210183905/http://www.skulpturlandskap.no/Skulpturlandskap/Kunst/steinhus.html |archive-date=10 February 2009 |access-date=20 November 2008 |language=no}}</ref>

===Climate===
The weather station at Evenes airport has been recording since 1973, showing a [[boreal climate]] (Dfc/subarctic) with milder winters than typical for this climate zone. The all-time high {{convert|32.2|C}} was recorded 18 July 2018. The warmest month on record was July 2014 with mean {{convert|17.9|C}} and average daily high {{convert|23.4|C}}. The coldest month in recent decades was February 2007 with mean {{convert|-7.9|C}} and average daily low {{convert|-12.6|C}}. 
The wettest season is autumn and winter and the driest is March - July, a pattern more typical of oceanic climates.
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|metric first= yes
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|location = Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes 1991-2020 (26 m, precipitation 1961-90, extremes 2002-2025)
|Jan record high C = 10 | Jan record low C = -25.5
|Feb record high C = 8.4 | Feb record low C = -24
|Mar record high C = 11 | Mar record low C = -24.2
|Apr record high C = 19 | Apr record low C =-20.6
|May record high C = 27.9 | May record low C = -6.6
|Jun record high C = 29.6 | Jun record low C = 0.1
|Jul record high C = 32.2 | Jul record low C = 4.2
|Aug record high C = 30.8 | Aug record low C = -0.3
|Sep record high C = 25.5 | Sep record low C = -4.9
|Oct record high C = 19.1 | Oct record low C = -9.8
|Nov record high C = 13 | Nov record low C = -20.9
|Dec record high C = 10.1 | Dec record low C = -24.5
|Jan high C = -2
|Feb high C = -1
|Mar high C = 1
|Apr high C = 6
|May high C = 11
|Jun high C = 14
|Jul high C = 17
|Aug high C = 16
|Sep high C = 12
|Oct high C = 7
|Nov high C = 2
|Dec high C = 0
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|Jan mean C=-3.5
|Feb mean C=-3.9
|Mar mean C=-2
|Apr mean C=1.8
|May mean C=6.4
|Jun mean C=10.1
|Jul mean C=13.3
|Aug mean C=12.2
|Sep mean C=8.5
|Oct mean C=3.5
|Nov mean C=0.2
|Dec mean C=-2.3
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -6
|Feb low C = -6
|Mar low C = -6
|Apr low C = -1
|May low C = 4
|Jun low C = 7
|Jul low C = 10
|Aug low C = 9
|Sep low C = 6
|Oct low C = 2
|Nov low C = -2
|Dec low C = -4
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
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|Jan precipitation mm=108
|Feb precipitation mm=100
|Mar precipitation mm=74
|Apr precipitation mm=68
|May precipitation mm=53
|Jun precipitation mm=65
|Jul precipitation mm=75
|Aug precipitation mm=89
|Sep precipitation mm=106
|Oct precipitation mm=155
|Nov precipitation mm=107
|Dec precipitation mm=120
|year precipitation mm=1120
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=14 June 2004 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
|source 2= Weatheronline climate robot<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2021 |title=Weatheronline average highs and lows 1996-2020 |url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?LANG=en&PLZ=_____&PLZN=_____&WMO=01183&CONT=euro&R=0&LEVEL=162&REGION=0004&LAND=NO&MOD=tab&ART=TMX&NOREGION=1&FMM=1&FYY=1996&LMM=12&LYY=2020 |publisher=Weatheronline.co.uk}}</ref> (avg highs/lows)  
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