Hanö
Hanö is an island off Listerlandet peninsula, western Blekinge, Sweden.
Between 1810 and 1812 the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom used the island as its base during its operations in the Baltic Sea. The "English Seaman's Graveyard" is situated on the island, and still today British warships visit the island to pay tribute to the fifteen sailors who rest there. In 1972 the Royal Navy constructed a big wooden cross on the spot of the graveyard which is visible several miles out to sea.
Climate
Hanö has an oceanic climate typical of Southern Sweden, but with a narrower temperature range than the interior of Blekinge due to its exposed position to maritime winds.
| Climate data for Hanö (2002–2018; extremes since 1941) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.4 (1.51) |
28.0 (1.10) |
25.9 (1.02) |
23.4 (0.92) |
34.4 (1.35) |
46.1 (1.81) |
67.5 (2.66) |
54.4 (2.14) |
32.6 (1.28) |
59.2 (2.33) |
52.5 (2.07) |
44.7 (1.76) |
507.1 (19.95) |
| Source 1: SMHI Open Data[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2018[2] | |||||||||||||
56°00′30″N 14°50′45″E / 56.00833°N 14.84583°E
References
- ^ "SMHI öppen data för Hanö" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
- ^ "Monthly and Yearly Statistics" (in Swedish). SMHI. 6 June 2019.