Village in North Holland, Netherlands
Berkhout is a village in the northwest Netherlands . It is in the municipality of Koggenland , North Holland , about 5 km (3 mi) west of Hoorn .
History
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Berchout, and means "deciduous forest of birch (Betula ) trees".[ 3] Berkhout developed in the 13th century as a peat excavation village.[ 4]
The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church in Renaissance Revival style built in 1884. The titittower(= was added in 1886.[ 4]
Berkhout was home to 766 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1979 when it was merged into Wester-Koggenland . In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Koggenland .[ 5]
Notable people
Gallery
Farm Anna Hoeve
Farm in Berkhout
Climate
Climate data for Berkhout (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1999−present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
13.6 (56.5)
18.0 (64.4)
22.3 (72.1)
27.1 (80.8)
29.8 (85.6)
32.5 (90.5)
35.7 (96.3)
33.0 (91.4)
29.7 (85.5)
25.0 (77.0)
19.1 (66.4)
14.4 (57.9)
35.7 (96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
5.9 (42.6)
6.5 (43.7)
9.5 (49.1)
13.7 (56.7)
17.3 (63.1)
19.7 (67.5)
22.0 (71.6)
21.9 (71.4)
18.8 (65.8)
14.4 (57.9)
9.7 (49.5)
6.7 (44.1)
13.8 (56.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)
3.6 (38.5)
3.7 (38.7)
6.0 (42.8)
9.1 (48.4)
12.8 (55.0)
15.4 (59.7)
17.7 (63.9)
17.6 (63.7)
14.7 (58.5)
11.0 (51.8)
7.2 (45.0)
4.4 (39.9)
10.3 (50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
1.1 (34.0)
0.9 (33.6)
2.4 (36.3)
4.5 (40.1)
8.0 (46.4)
10.8 (51.4)
13.1 (55.6)
13.0 (55.4)
10.6 (51.1)
7.6 (45.7)
4.4 (39.9)
1.8 (35.2)
6.5 (43.7)
Record low °C (°F)
−15.4 (4.3)
−21.9 (−7.4)
−18.7 (−1.7)
−6.5 (20.3)
−1.7 (28.9)
3.5 (38.3)
6.7 (44.1)
6.3 (43.3)
2.9 (37.2)
−4.4 (24.1)
−6.7 (19.9)
−10.0 (14.0)
−21.9 (−7.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
73.3 (2.89)
61.1 (2.41)
51.8 (2.04)
41.3 (1.63)
52.3 (2.06)
58.3 (2.30)
73.5 (2.89)
98.1 (3.86)
84.8 (3.34)
98.6 (3.88)
84.6 (3.33)
86.5 (3.41)
864.2 (34.02)
Average relative humidity (%)
88.3
86.6
83.3
79.7
78.2
79.6
79.6
81.4
84.6
86.5
89.5
89.6
83.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours
69.4
95.3
153.1
209.9
236.6
218.8
233.6
205.5
155.5
120.7
68.0
59.1
1,825.5
Percent possible sunshine
27.1
33.9
41.5
49.5
48.5
43.5
46.2
45.0
40.8
36.5
25.7
24.7
38.6
Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute [ 6] [ 7]
References