Bürs

Bürs
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Bürs Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°08′00″N 09°48′00″E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bludenz
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Zimmermann (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	24.65 km^2 (9.52 sq mi)
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,275
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6706
Area code	05552
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	www.buers.at

Bürs is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Climate

Climate data for Bürs (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.1 (64.6)	19.5 (67.1)	26.0 (78.8)	28.5 (83.3)	31.0 (87.8)	34.5 (94.1)	36.2 (97.2)	33.8 (92.8)	30.0 (86.0)	29.2 (84.6)	24.0 (75.2)	22.0 (71.6)	36.2 (97.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	4.5 (40.1)	10.1 (50.2)	14.0 (57.2)	19.3 (66.7)	21.7 (71.1)	24.0 (75.2)	23.5 (74.3)	19.6 (67.3)	14.2 (57.6)	6.2 (43.2)	2.5 (36.5)	13.4 (56.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.1 (28.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.9 (39.0)	7.7 (45.9)	12.8 (55.0)	15.5 (59.9)	17.7 (63.9)	17.1 (62.8)	13.2 (55.8)	8.3 (46.9)	2.2 (36.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	7.9 (46.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.1 (22.8)	−3.9 (25.0)	−0.3 (31.5)	2.9 (37.2)	7.4 (45.3)	10.3 (50.5)	12.6 (54.7)	12.3 (54.1)	8.9 (48.0)	4.5 (40.1)	−0.9 (30.4)	−3.8 (25.2)	3.7 (38.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.5 (−12.1)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−6.0 (21.2)	−3.0 (26.6)	1.3 (34.3)	4.7 (40.5)	4.0 (39.2)	−1.2 (29.8)	−7.4 (18.7)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−21.8 (−7.2)	−24.5 (−12.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	83.1 (3.27)	70.2 (2.76)	87.5 (3.44)	96.7 (3.81)	115.9 (4.56)	162.4 (6.39)	168.2 (6.62)	157.8 (6.21)	123.9 (4.88)	85.3 (3.36)	96.7 (3.81)	93.5 (3.68)	1,341.2 (52.80)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	32.2 (12.7)	33.4 (13.1)	19.3 (7.6)	3.6 (1.4)	0.6 (0.2)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.0)	12.5 (4.9)	26.4 (10.4)	128.1 (50.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.4	9.1	12.0	12.1	13.5	15.6	15.2	13.6	11.3	9.7	11.3	11.3	145.1
Average relative humidity (%) (at 14:00)	81.2	69.0	55.9	52.8	52.8	55.4	55.5	56.2	61.9	68.7	79.3	83.4	64.3
Source: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	753	—
1880	1,053	+39.8%
1890	1,327	+26.0%
1900	1,363	+2.7%
1910	1,303	−4.4%
1923	1,087	−16.6%
1934	1,476	+35.8%
1939	1,492	+1.1%
1951	1,816	+21.7%
1961	2,263	+24.6%
1971	2,775	+22.6%
1981	2,799	+0.9%
1991	2,954	+5.5%
2001	3,115	+5.5%
2011	3,110	−0.2%

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
3. "Klimadaten von Österreich 1971–2000 – Vorarlberg-Bürs" (in German). Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.