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.

Berus
Coat of arms of Berus
Location of Berus
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Berus is located in Germany
Berus
Berus
Berus is located in Saarland
Berus
Berus
Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 6°41′40″E / 49.26389°N 6.69444°E / 49.26389; 6.69444
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSaarlouis
MunicipalityÜberherrn
Area
 • Total11.80 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
 • Total2,053
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66802
Dialling codes06836

Geography and climate

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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 an 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)
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

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  1. ^ "Berus Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Extremwertanalyse der DWD-Stationen, Tagesmaxima, Dekadenrekorde, usw" (in German). DWD. Retrieved 17 January 2024.