Møsstrond
{{Short description|Village in Vinje, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Møsstrond
|other_name =
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Møsstrond - Hovden I.jpg
|image_caption = View of the village
|pushpin_map = Telemark#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = top
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Telemark
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Vest-Telemark
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Vinje Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 3864 Rauland
|coordinates = {{coord|59.85234|8.06536|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 932
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Møsstrond, Vinje|url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-2872851/Norge/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Vinje/M%C3%B8sstrond |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2023-01-05}}}}
Møsstrond is a small island village in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on the island Hovdeøyi which lies in the lake Møsvatn, high up in the mountains just east of Hardangervidda National Park. The village is located on the southern part of the island and it is very rural and isolated. The village has no road connections and is only accessible by boat. There are some scattered settlements surrounding the lake that don't have road connections either, so boats are frequently used on the lake. Møsstrond Church is located in the village and it serves the village and the vast, sparsely populated region surrounding the lake.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Møsstrond |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/M%C3%B8sstrond |date=2020-12-22 |editor-last=Lundbo |editor-first=Sten |language=no |accessdate=2023-01-05}}
Climate
The climate in Møsstrond is subarctic (Köppen Dfc), bordering on tundra climate (Köppen ET).
{{Weather box
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Møsstrand II 1980-2025 (977 m, extremes 1980-2025)
|Jan record high C = 9.3 | Jan record low C = -31.8
|Feb record high C = 9.0 | Feb record low C = -30.2
|Mar record high C = 13.0 | Mar record low C = -25.1
|Apr record high C = 15.6 | Apr record low C = -20.5
|May record high C = 24.1 | May record low C = -12.2
|Jun record high C = 27.4 | Jun record low C = -3.3
|Jul record high C = 29.0 | Jul record low C = -1.3
|Aug record high C = 25.6 | Aug record low C = -0.1
|Sep record high C = 21.9 | Sep record low C = -5.6
|Oct record high C = 21.0 | Oct record low C = -14.4
|Nov record high C = 11.7 | Nov record low C = -21.0
|Dec record high C = 7.6 | Dec record low C = -25.6
|Jan mean C=-6.4
|Feb mean C=-6.7
|Mar mean C=-4.5
|Apr mean C=-0.4
|May mean C=4.3
|Jun mean C=8.9
|Jul mean C=11.2
|Aug mean C=10.2
|Sep mean C=6.5
|Oct mean C=1.7
|Nov mean C=-2.5
|Dec mean C=-5.4
|year mean C=
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=77
|Feb precipitation mm=54
|Mar precipitation mm=48
|Apr precipitation mm=40
|May precipitation mm=54
|Jun precipitation mm=69
|Jul precipitation mm=90
|Aug precipitation mm=92
|Sep precipitation mm=81
|Oct precipitation mm=83
|Nov precipitation mm=74
|Dec precipitation mm=66
|year precipitation mm=
|source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/historikk/graf/5-31620/Norge/Telemark/Vinje/M%C3%B8sstrand%20II}}
|date=05 December 2024
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