Located on an unsheltered peninsula in the Norwegian Sea, Bod� is one of Norway's windiest cities. Despite its location just north of the Arctic Circle, Bod� features a sub polar oceanic climate, with chilly (but not cold) winters and cool summers. Snow cover during winter is usually sparse, not only due to the wind, but also an effect of a mild winter climate relative to its latitude with periods of rain being common in winter.
Mean annual temperature is 4.5 �C (40.1 �F) and average annual precipitation is 1,020 millimetres (40 in) (1961�90). The driest months are April until June. The coldest month on record was February 1966 with a mean of ?8.9 �C (16.0 �F), and the warmest was July 1937 with a mean of 17.1 �C (62.8 �F). Recent years have tended to be warmer.
Besides Saltstraumen, the municipality of Bod� has lots of wilderness to offer hikers. About 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Bod� lies the popular recreation area Geitv�gen. The area is inhabited by a large number of White-tailed Eagles. Sjunkhatten National Park is partly located in Bod� municipality, and there are also 17 nature reserves. Sundstraumlian nature reserve has undisturbed mixed forest with marble bedrock, Sk�nland with coastal pine forest, B�rvatnet protecting a birch forest with many orchids, and Bliksv�r nature reserve with well preserved coastal nature of many types and a rich bird life, making it a Ramsar site as well
