Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
2,189km²
Area
1,045km
Coastline
1,264m
Highest point
Møysalen
31,851
People
12°C
Warmest sea
August
1km
To the mainland
When to go to Hinnøya
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (12 °C) and coolest in March (4 °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.
Large island of Troms and Nordland, Norway
Hinnøya is an island in Norway. It belongs to Lofoten. It covers 2,189 km², with 1,045 km of coastline. Its highest point, Møysalen, rises to 1,264 m. About 31,851 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1 km away.
Getting there
- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 33 km in a straight lineCar hire at EVE airport (Evenes)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBognes - Lødingen, Revsnes - Flesnes, Finnvik - Digermulen, Stornes - Bjørnerå
- 1 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 Hinnøya.
- 66beachesTjeldnesbukta and 65 more
- 8viewpointsRødhammaren, Klungbakkan, Møysalen viewpoint and 5 more
- 1lighthousesLødingen
- 9ferry terminalsDigermulen, Lødingen, Kaljord ferjekai and 6 more
- 4marinasKvæfjord båtforening, Elda Naust og Båtforening and 2 more
- 142named peaksMøysalen, Tverrelvtindan, Strandtinden and 139 more
- 22waterfallsHøgfossen, Svartskarforsen, Fiskøyforsen and 19 more
- 5castles and fortsTrondenes kystfort, Bremnes fort, Lødingen kystfort and 2 more
- 4ruins and archaeological sitesRuins of POW camp watchtower and 3 more
- 15waymarked walking routesKultursti Skallan-Rå and 14 more
- 12campsitesLødingen Bobilcamp, Maurnes småbåthavn, Bjørnhågen camping and 9 more
- 28hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 38restaurants, 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
Hinnøya in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Hinnøya, each with its own numbers.
55beaches and covesCoastya
1,566mountainsPeakyas
48lakesLakeyas
15waterfallsCascadyas
Highest point
1,264m
Møysalen
prominence 1,264 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
3.1km²
Bleksvatnet
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
17.9°C
Vikevatnet
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
13.1°C
Breivika
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
55 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Breivikacove13.1°C
- Fjellvikacove13.1°C
- Brurvikacove12.2°C
- Altevågencove12.2°C
- Vikelandsbuktacove11.9°C
- Forvikacove12.9°C
- Nøkkelvikencove13.1°C
- Skarvikencove13.1°C
47 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
1,566 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Møysalenprominence 1,264 m1,264m
- Reinspælenprominence 640 m1,118m
- Sætertindenprominence 1,027 m1,095m
- Strandtindenprominence 796 m1,076m
- Botntindenprominence 300 m976m
- Reinfjellet907m
- Skardtindanprominence 865 m890m
- Sebortinden829m
1,558 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
48 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Bleksvatnet3.1km²
- Bresjevatnet1.3km²
- Møkkelandsvatnet1.2km²
- Øvre Blokkvatnet1.2km²
- Fiskfjordvatnet1.1km²
- Reinsnesvatnet1.1km²
- Langvatnet1.1km²
- Ingeborgvatnet0.13km²
40 more on LakeyasLakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
15 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Høgfossen
- Øverfossen
- Forsen
- Litjeforsen
- Storforsen
- Bjørnfossen
- Nerfossen
- Storfossen
7 more on CascadyasCascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 278 m above the sea. 42 % of it is below 200 m.
- 17 %0–50 m
- 25 %50–200 m
- 42 %200–500 m
- 16 %500–1,000 m
- <1 %1,000–2,000 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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Harstad20,953 people
- Lødingen1,976 people
- Borkenes1,508 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Night low (°C) | -5 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -3 |
| Sea (°C) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 121 | 113 | 117 | 93 | 86 | 102 | 115 | 114 | 151 | 138 | 134 | 144 |
| Wet days | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
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 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +1.1 |
| 2021 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.7 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.7 | +0.7 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.5 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +0.9 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2024 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +2.6 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q165635) · 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, Peakyas, 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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