Karup

Town in Central Denmark, Denmark
56°18′31″N 9°10′6″E / 56.30861°N 9.16833°E / 56.30861; 9.16833CountryDenmarkRegionCentral Denmark (Midtjylland)MunicipalityViborgArea
 • Urban
2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
2,204 • Urban density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)

Karup is a town in Viborg Municipality, Denmark.

Sport

The Uhrebanen is a motorcycle speedway track located approximately 5 kilometres to the south of the town. The track has hosted important events, including the Danish final as part of the qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1992.[2][3] The speedway teams Uldjyderne and later Herning, raced at the venue in the Danish Speedway League.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Air Base Karup (1971–2000 normals, extremes 1961–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3) 		12.6
(54.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		26.8
(80.2) 		28.4
(83.1) 		30.8
(87.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		34.6
(94.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		12.3
(54.1) 		34.6
(94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2) 		3.2
(37.8) 		5.9
(42.6) 		10.5
(50.9) 		15.9
(60.6) 		18.6
(65.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		4.2
(39.6) 		11.5
(52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3) 		0.8
(33.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		6.2
(43.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.4
(54.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		4.5
(40.1) 		2.0
(35.6) 		7.9
(46.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		6.1
(43.0) 		9.3
(48.7) 		11.5
(52.7) 		11.0
(51.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		5.2
(41.4) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.1
(39.4)
Record low °C (°F) −28.4
(−19.1) 		−21.0
(−5.8) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		0.8
(33.4) 		3.7
(38.7) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−28.4
(−19.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.7
(2.67) 		45.9
(1.81) 		55.5
(2.19) 		40.8
(1.61) 		48.1
(1.89) 		63.3
(2.49) 		59.3
(2.33) 		68.7
(2.70) 		84.5
(3.33) 		86.7
(3.41) 		81.1
(3.19) 		77.0
(3.03) 		778.5
(30.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 19.1 14.9 16.7 12.3 11.9 13.0 12.9 14.0 16.0 17.6 19.3 19.9 187.7
Average snowy days 7.3 6.3 4.9 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.6 5.8 28.8
Source: DMI[5][6]

Notable people

  • Morten Bødskov (born 1970, in Karup) is a Danish politician, serving as the Minister of Taxation since 2019

References

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Herning, Uhre Speedway". Speedway Life. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Danish Climatological Normals 1971–2000 for selected stations" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Observed Air Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Cloud Cover and Weather in Denmark with Climatological Standard Normals, 1961–90" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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