Sørnes
Sørnes | |
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Village | |
  Sørnes Location in Rogaland county  Sørnes Sørnes (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 58°54′42″N 05°40′34″E / 58.91167°N 5.67611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Jæren |
| Municipality | Sola |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4052 Røyneberg |
Sørnes is a village in Sola municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the southeastern end of the Hafrsfjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the city of Stavanger. The village is a part of the larger Stavanger/Sandnes metropolitan area. The village lies just west of the European route E39 highway and a short distance north of the village of Solakrossen.[2]
A large proportion of the population commutes to work in nearby Stavanger. The village is named after the old Sørnes farm (Old Norse: Suđrnes). The first element is suđr which means "southern" and the last element is nes which means "headland".[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Stavanger Airport, Sola 1991-2020 normals (7 m, extremes 1947–present, sunshine 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12 (54) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19 (66) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8 (46) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13 (55) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3 (37) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 118.5 (4.67) |
99.6 (3.92) |
80.5 (3.17) |
62.5 (2.46) |
62.1 (2.44) |
67.3 (2.65) |
91.2 (3.59) |
126.5 (4.98) |
132 (5.2) |
148.3 (5.84) |
135.2 (5.32) |
132.4 (5.21) |
1,256.1 (49.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 165 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 48 | 79 | 140 | 168 | 226 | 222 | 197 | 159 | 141 | 80 | 45 | 33 | 1,538 |
| Source 1: yr.no/met.no[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA - WMO averages 91-2020 Norway [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Sørnes, Sola (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Sørnes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Historiske værdata for Sola som graf - Siste 13 måneder".
- ^ "NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020".