Hoburgen
Hoburgsgubben ("Old Man Hoburg") a noted stack formation in the southernmost part of Hoburgen, Gotland.
Hoburgen is the name of the rocky, southern tip of Gotland, Sweden. Burgsvik is located in its northern half.
Coordinates: 56°55′11″N 18°07′29″E / 56.91972°N 18.12472°E
Climate
Hoburgen has a marine climate with less differences between summer and winter than mainland Sweden. Its position on the southern edge of the peninsula ensures that wind mainly travel over the Baltic Sea, tempering the warm summers of around 20 °C (68 °F), preventing them from turning into heat waves.
| Climate data for Hoburgen | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.1 (−11.4) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.7 (1.76) |
28.3 (1.114) |
32.4 (1.276) |
28.2 (1.11) |
31.6 (1.244) |
32.1 (1.264) |
46.9 (1.846) |
49.8 (1.961) |
55.2 (2.173) |
47.1 (1.854) |
54.4 (2.142) |
46.1 (1.815) |
496.1 (19.531) |
| Source #1: SMHI[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2014[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Precipation Normals 1961–1990 (Swedish)". Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Hoburg code 6855).
- ↑ "Monthly and Yearly Statistics (Swedish)". SMHI. May 28, 2015.
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