Town in Central Denmark, Denmark
Karup is a town in Viborg Municipality , Denmark .
Sport
The Uhrebanen is a motorcycle speedway track located approximately 5 kilometres to the south of the town. The track has hosted important events, including the Danish final as part of the qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1992.[ 2] [ 3] The speedway teams Uldjyderne and later Herning , raced at the venue in the Danish Speedway League .[ 4]
Climate
Climate data for Air Base Karup (1971–2000 normals, extremes 1961–2000)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
11.3 (52.3)
12.6 (54.7)
22.2 (72.0)
26.8 (80.2)
28.4 (83.1)
30.8 (87.4)
32.7 (90.9)
34.6 (94.3)
27.8 (82.0)
23.0 (73.4)
16.0 (60.8)
12.3 (54.1)
34.6 (94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
2.9 (37.2)
3.2 (37.8)
5.9 (42.6)
10.5 (50.9)
15.9 (60.6)
18.6 (65.5)
20.7 (69.3)
20.7 (69.3)
16.4 (61.5)
12.0 (53.6)
7.0 (44.6)
4.2 (39.6)
11.5 (52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)
0.7 (33.3)
0.8 (33.4)
2.8 (37.0)
6.2 (43.2)
11.2 (52.2)
14.0 (57.2)
16.0 (60.8)
15.8 (60.4)
12.4 (54.3)
8.7 (47.7)
4.5 (40.1)
2.0 (35.6)
7.9 (46.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−2.0 (28.4)
−2.0 (28.4)
−0.5 (31.1)
1.8 (35.2)
6.1 (43.0)
9.3 (48.7)
11.5 (52.7)
11.0 (51.8)
8.4 (47.1)
5.2 (41.4)
1.6 (34.9)
−0.7 (30.7)
4.1 (39.4)
Record low °C (°F)
−28.4 (−19.1)
−21.0 (−5.8)
−17.9 (−0.2)
−10.4 (13.3)
−4.0 (24.8)
0.8 (33.4)
3.7 (38.7)
1.0 (33.8)
−2.3 (27.9)
−5.3 (22.5)
−18.0 (−0.4)
−24.0 (−11.2)
−28.4 (−19.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
67.7 (2.67)
45.9 (1.81)
55.5 (2.19)
40.8 (1.61)
48.1 (1.89)
63.3 (2.49)
59.3 (2.33)
68.7 (2.70)
84.5 (3.33)
86.7 (3.41)
81.1 (3.19)
77.0 (3.03)
778.5 (30.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
19.1
14.9
16.7
12.3
11.9
13.0
12.9
14.0
16.0
17.6
19.3
19.9
187.7
Average snowy days
7.3
6.3
4.9
1.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
2.6
5.8
28.8
Source: DMI [ 5] [ 6]
Notable people
Morten Bødskov (born 1970, in Karup) is a Danish politician, serving as the Minister of Taxation since 2019
References
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