Bürs

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

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 km2 (9.52 sq mi)
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,275
• Density	130/km2 (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

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%