Timrå

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Timrå
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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
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Timrå
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Timrå
Coordinates: 62°29′13″N17°19′33″E / 62.48694°N 17.32583°E / 62.48694; 17.32583 Coordinates: 62°29′13″N17°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]
 • City12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
 • Metro
787.98 km2 (304.24 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010) [1]
 • City10,443
 • Density868/km2 (2,250/sq mi)
 •  Metro
17,844
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
860 xx
Area code(s) (+46) 60
Website www.timra.se

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

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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, which, as of season 2021/22 plays in the Swedish top division SHL.

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

Local legend says that Sörberge, on the north side of the town, is haunted by a tall man wearing a very large coat called 'Stor Bubbas'.

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 (2002–2021); extremes since 1943; sunshine [2] 1961–1990
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)11.0
(51.8)		13.8
(56.8)		15.2
(59.4)		21.9
(71.4)		27.4
(81.3)		35.0
(95.0)		33.0
(91.4)		31.3
(88.3)		27.2
(81.0)		21.5
(70.7)		14.0
(57.2)		10.5
(50.9)		35.0
(95.0)
Mean maximum °C (°F)5.3
(41.5)		6.8
(44.2)		11.5
(52.7)		16.8
(62.2)		22.2
(72.0)		25.7
(78.3)		27.8
(82.0)		26.0
(78.8)		21.1
(70.0)		14.5
(58.1)		8.8
(47.8)		6.7
(44.1)		28.8
(83.8)
Average high °C (°F)−2.5
(27.5)		−1.2
(29.8)		3.3
(37.9)		8.6
(47.5)		14.0
(57.2)		18.8
(65.8)		21.7
(71.1)		20.0
(68.0)		15.3
(59.5)		8.3
(46.9)		2.6
(36.7)		−0.6
(30.9)		9.0
(48.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)−6.5
(20.3)		−5.6
(21.9)		−1.4
(29.5)		3.5
(38.3)		8.6
(47.5)		13.5
(56.3)		16.7
(62.1)		15.6
(60.1)		10.8
(51.4)		4.6
(40.3)		−0.4
(31.3)		−4.1
(24.6)		4.6
(40.3)
Average low °C (°F)−10.4
(13.3)		−10.0
(14.0)		−6.1
(21.0)		−1.7
(28.9)		3.2
(37.8)		8.2
(46.8)		11.7
(53.1)		10.6
(51.1)		6.2
(43.2)		0.8
(33.4)		−3.4
(25.9)		−7.6
(18.3)		0.1
(32.2)
Mean minimum °C (°F)−22.5
(−8.5)		−21.5
(−6.7)		−17.4
(0.7)		−7.4
(18.7)		−3.0
(26.6)		2.3
(36.1)		6.1
(43.0)		4.5
(40.1)		−0.1
(31.8)		−6.4
(20.5)		−11.5
(11.3)		−16.8
(1.8)		−24.9
(−12.8)
Record low °C (°F)−35.5
(−31.9)		−34.8
(−30.6)		−34.2
(−29.6)		−20.0
(−4.0)		−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)56.1
(2.21)		31.7
(1.25)		30.5
(1.20)		27.6
(1.09)		43.3
(1.70)		46.9
(1.85)		58.8
(2.31)		72.5
(2.85)		59.6
(2.35)		63.6
(2.50)		51.0
(2.01)		59.1
(2.33)		600.7
(23.65)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches)38
(15)		45
(18)		43
(17)		23
(9.1)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		9
(3.5)		22
(8.7)		52
(20)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 43811351852592872672151429857341,803
Source 1: SMHI Open Data for Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats, temperature [3]
Source 2: SMHI Open Data for Stordala-Midlanda D, precipitation [4]

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References

  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 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "NOAA WMO Normals 1691–1990". National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
  3. ↑ "SMHI Open Data for Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats, temperature" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute . Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "SMHI Open Data for Stordala-Midlanda D, precipitation" (in Swedish). SMHI. Retrieved 10 May 2022.


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