Timrå

Timrå

Timrå montage, Top:Panorama view of downtown Timrå, from Alnön area, 2nd left:A native house and museum in Merlo Slotto, 2nd right:A headquarters in Östrands pulp (Östrands massafabrik), 3rd left:Sydkraft Arena (E.ON Arena), 3rd right:Köpmansgatan Square, Bottom:Aerial view over Sörberge with Indalsälven left and Fairhaven in the upper right corner
Timrå
Coordinates: 62°29′13″N 17°19′33″E / 62.48694°N 17.32583°E / 62.48694; 17.32583Coordinates: 62°29′13″N 17°19′33″E / 62.48694°N 17.32583°E / 62.48694; 17.32583
Country Sweden
Province Medelpad
County Västernorrland County
Municipality Timrå Municipality
Area[1]
 • City 12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
 • Metro 787.98 km2 (304.24 sq mi)
Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • City 10,443
 • Density 868/km2 (2,250/sq mi)
 • Metro 17,844
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 860 xx
Area code(s) (+46) 60
Website www.timra.se

Timrå is a locality and the seat of Timrå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 10,443 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It is located about 13 km north of Sundsvall (a town with a metropolitan area of some 100,000 inhabitants), and could arguably be considered a satellite to that town.

The two closest cities (Sundsvall and Härnösand) share one airport, Midlanda, that is geographically located in Timrå.

Indalsälven, one of Sweden's largest rivers with a length of 430 km, meets the Gulf of Botnia in Timrå.

In Sweden, Timrå is mainly known for its ice hockey club Timrå IK, formerly in the highest division (Swedish Hockey League).

In 1995, Swedish artist Bengt Lindström constructed the Y, a 30 meter high sculpture located in Timrå.

Climate

Timrå has historically had a subarctic climate, but it has in recent decades more resembled a cool-summer humid continental climate.

Climate data for Sundsvall Airport near Timrå (2002-2015); extremes since 1943; precipitation 1961-1990
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8)		 13.8
(56.8)		 15.2
(59.4)		 21.9
(71.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 31.0
(87.8)		 33.0
(91.4)		 31.3
(88.3)		 27.2
(81)		 20.1
(68.2)		 14.0
(57.2)		 10.5
(50.9)		 33.0
(91.4)
Average high °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 3.2
(37.8)		 8.5
(47.3)		 13.9
(57)		 18.3
(64.9)		 21.5
(70.7)		 20.0
(68)		 15.4
(59.7)		 8.2
(46.8)		 2.5
(36.5)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 8.0
(46.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 3.5
(38.3)		 8.6
(47.5)		 12.8
(55)		 16.6
(61.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 10.7
(51.3)		 4.3
(39.7)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 4.4
(39.9)
Average low °C (°F) −10.6
(12.9)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 3.3
(37.9)		 7.4
(45.3)		 11.8
(53.2)		 10.8
(51.4)		 6.0
(42.8)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 0.0
(32)
Record low °C (°F) −35.5
(−31.9)		 −34.8
(−30.6)		 −34.2
(−29.6)		 −20.0
(−4)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −15.2
(4.6)		 −22.1
(−7.8)		 −36.6
(−33.9)		 −36.6
(−33.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.3
(1.508)		 28.1
(1.106)		 29.5
(1.161)		 31.9
(1.256)		 34.6
(1.362)		 40.7
(1.602)		 58.0
(2.283)		 64.1
(2.524)		 63.8
(2.512)		 51.8
(2.039)		 53.1
(2.091)		 46.1
(1.815)		 539.3
(21.232)
Source #1: SMHI precipitation average 1961-1990[2]
Source #2: SMHI climate data 2002-2015[3]

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "SMHI precipitation average 1961-1990" (in Swedish). Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Sundsvalls flygplats code 12 731).
  3. ↑ "SMHI climate data 2002-2015" (in Swedish). SMHI. April 11, 2016.


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