Osby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːsbʏ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Osby Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 7,157 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

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Osby Church
Osby Church
Coat of arms of Osby
Osby is located in Scania
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Osby is located in Sweden
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Osby is located in European Union
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Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367°N 13.983°E / 56.367; 13.983
CountrySweden
ProvinceScania
CountyScania County
MunicipalityOsby Municipality
Area
 • Total8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total7,157
 • Density866/km2 (2,240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Swedish ice hockey goaltender Magnus Åkerlund was born in Osby.

The toy manufacturer BRIO was based in Osby, but moved to Malmö in 2006. The company's toy museum, the BRIO Lekoseum, remains in Osby.

Climate

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Osby has an oceanic climate that retains a four-season characteristic. It has resemblances of moderate continental, with summers sometimes being very warm and winter lows dropping below freezing with regularity for a few months. Its southerly inland position has rendered it to be one of the few locations in the country that has reached 30 °C (86 °F) in May. In spite of this summer averages are rather cool when compared with adjacent coastal areas.

Climate data for Osby 2002–2018 (extremes since 1928; precipitation 1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)
16.3
(61.3)
20.1
(68.2)
28.0
(82.4)
30.0
(86.0)
34.5
(94.1)
34.8
(94.6)
34.0
(93.2)
28.4
(83.1)
23.2
(73.8)
15.0
(59.0)
12.5
(54.5)
34.8
(94.6)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)
7.9
(46.2)
14.1
(57.4)
20.4
(68.7)
25.4
(77.7)
27.0
(80.6)
29.5
(85.1)
27.9
(82.2)
23.3
(73.9)
17.1
(62.8)
11.7
(53.1)
8.5
(47.3)
30.2
(86.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
2.1
(35.8)
6.4
(43.5)
12.7
(54.9)
17.7
(63.9)
20.3
(68.5)
22.8
(73.0)
21.5
(70.7)
17.8
(64.0)
11.4
(52.5)
6.4
(43.5)
3.1
(37.6)
12.0
(53.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7)
−0.4
(31.3)
2.4
(36.3)
7.3
(45.1)
12.1
(53.8)
15.1
(59.2)
17.7
(63.9)
16.9
(62.4)
13.3
(55.9)
8.1
(46.6)
4.2
(39.6)
1.1
(34.0)
8.1
(46.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
−1.6
(29.1)
1.8
(35.2)
6.5
(43.7)
9.9
(49.8)
12.6
(54.7)
12.2
(54.0)
8.8
(47.8)
4.7
(40.5)
2.0
(35.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
4.2
(39.5)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5)
−11.0
(12.2)
−9.6
(14.7)
−3.8
(25.2)
−0.2
(31.6)
4.8
(40.6)
7.9
(46.2)
6.7
(44.1)
1.7
(35.1)
−3.3
(26.1)
−6.0
(21.2)
−9.7
(14.5)
−16.1
(3.0)
Record low °C (°F) −33.0
(−27.4)
−29.0
(−20.2)
−26.1
(−15.0)
−14.0
(6.8)
−7.0
(19.4)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.2
(32.4)
−0.2
(31.6)
−5.3
(22.5)
−11.0
(12.2)
−14.1
(6.6)
−24.1
(−11.4)
−33.0
(−27.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69.7
(2.74)
51.4
(2.02)
40.9
(1.61)
38.6
(1.52)
60.9
(2.40)
76.5
(3.01)
88.6
(3.49)
79.6
(3.13)
55.3
(2.18)
80.5
(3.17)
69.4
(2.73)
70.5
(2.78)
781.9
(30.78)
Source 1: SMHI[3]
Source 2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2018[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 19.
  3. ^ "SMHI Open Data for Osby" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
  4. ^ "Yearly and Monthly Statistics" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. 7 May 2019.
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  • Osby.se - Official website for Osby municipality