Simrishamn
Simrishamn | |
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Skåne | |
County | Skåne County |
Municipality | Simrishamn Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 6,527 |
• Density | 1,453/km2 (3,760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Simrishamn is a locality and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Despite its small population, Simrishamn is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a city.
Simrishamn is a picturesque coastal town, built around the main street (Storgatan), that passes the market square, itself being the centre of the town. The climate of Simrishamn is mild, because it is warmed by the Gulf Stream and the Baltic Sea, and the hardiness zone of Simrishamn is 8a, comparable to Paris, France.
History
Simrishamn is first mentioned (as Symbrishafn) in 1161 and as a town in 1361. Simris has been interpreted as "at the mouth of the slow-flowing (river)" and hamn as "port or harbour",
Climate
The nearest station to Simrishamn is in
Especially during summer, seasonal lag is strong on the local coastline. This means that August averages the warmest summer nights and that September is a lot warmer than May as the sea water gradually warms. During winter, this maritime proximity of Österlen reverses the climate patterns and leads to average highs above 3 °C (37 °F) on the coastline and frosts usually being weak even while frequent. Records for Skillinge began in 1995 and as such do not contain likely historical extremes. Simrishamn had an active weather station from 1951 that closed in 1996.[4]
Climate data for Skillinge; 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Simrishamn (2002–2021 averages, extremes since 1995) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.9 (47.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.4 (2.06) |
33.5 (1.32) |
31.2 (1.23) |
22.8 (0.90) |
36.0 (1.42) |
43.8 (1.72) |
57.1 (2.25) |
61.0 (2.40) |
42.3 (1.67) |
67.1 (2.64) |
59.3 (2.33) |
52.9 (2.08) |
559.4 (22.02) |
Source 1: SMHI Open Data for Skillinge A, precipitation[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: SMHI Open Data for Skillinge A, temperature[6] |
Gallery
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Street plan, before 1917
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Saint Nicolai Church, a medieval church in central Simrishamn
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Harbour
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Old town hall
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New town hall
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Railway station
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003
- ^ Cyber City Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Open Data for Simrishamn" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Open Data for Skillinge A" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Open Data for Skillinge A" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Simrishamn at Wikimedia Commons
- Simrishamn - Official site
- Österlen - Official site
- Österlen & Ystad - Official site