Berus
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Berus | |
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Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 6°41′40″E / 49.26389°N 6.69444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saarland |
District | Saarlouis |
Municipality | Überherrn |
Area | |
• Total | 11.80 km2 (4.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
Population (2010-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,053 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 66802 |
Dialling codes | 06836 |
Berus is a village in the municipality of Überherrn in the district of Saarlouis, Saarland, southwestern Germany. Until December 1973, Berus was a municipality of its own.
Geography and climate[edit]
The old centre of the village is situated on a spur of the Saargau overlooking the Saar valley, on the very border to Lorraine (France). The highest position is on 377 m absolute altitude. (Sauberg/French broadcast station Europe 1)
Berus has a oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The average annual temperature in Berus is 9.9 °C (49.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 828.3 mm (32.61 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.9 °C (66.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.5 °C (34.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Berus was 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.7 °C (−5.3 °F) on 2 February 1956.
Climate data for Berus (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.5 (95.9) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 38.2 (100.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 4.3 (39.7) | 13.9 (57.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | 9.9 (49.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | −0.4 (31.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.3 (43.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −12.6 (9.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | −3.2 (26.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | −4.7 (23.5) | −10.6 (12.9) | −16.1 (3.0) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.7 (3.14) | 64.6 (2.54) | 57.6 (2.27) | 44.6 (1.76) | 68.7 (2.70) | 67.3 (2.65) | 64.3 (2.53) | 65.6 (2.58) | 63.3 (2.49) | 73.5 (2.89) | 73.6 (2.90) | 94.6 (3.72) | 828.3 (32.61) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 18.5 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 182.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 89.0 | 83.8 | 75.4 | 69.4 | 71.9 | 71.2 | 68.4 | 71.0 | 76.8 | 86.3 | 90.8 | 91.2 | 77.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52.2 | 81.7 | 138.9 | 190.0 | 212.3 | 220.5 | 241.6 | 218.1 | 168.2 | 102.4 | 51.4 | 45.3 | 1,730.9 |
Source 1: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: DWD (extremes)[2] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Berus Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Extremwertanalyse der DWD-Stationen, Tagesmaxima, Dekadenrekorde, usw" (in German). DWD. Retrieved 17 January 2024.