Fagernes
On 14 June 2007 the municipal council of Nord-Aurdal decided to bestow city status upon Fagernes. The decision came into force on 8 September 2007, when Fagernes celebrated its 150th anniversary. Fagernes lies approximately 3 hours north west of Oslo, and is an important destination for tourism in Norway, due to good communications and the nature in the surrounding Valdres valley, and mountain areas such as Jotunheimen and Spåtind. The name. "Fagernes" is a compound of "fager" 'fair, beautiful' and "nes" n 'headland'. Climate. Fagernes has a boreal climate (subarctic), close to a humid continental climate. February–April  is the driest season, while summer is the wettest. The all-time low was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high was recorded in both July 2014 and August 1982. The average date for first overnight freeze (below ) in autumn is 25 September (1981-2010 average).