Berlaar
# Berlaar

Berlaar (Dutch pronunciation: (listen)) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Berlaar proper and Gestel [nl]. In 2021, Berlaar had a total population of 11,710. The total area is 24.57 km².

## History

The current municipality of Berlaar was founded on 1 January 1965. Berlaar is actually a fusion of the former municipality Gestel and the Core of Berlaar itself. Berlaar is a part of the Belgische Kempen.

According to legend, the citizens of the early Middle Ages couldn't agree on where the church had to be built. They let fate decide and let two bears fight over it. Where the one bear killed the other, that would be the location the church should be built. Hence the exceptional position of the church at the end of the village square and not in the centre as usual.

## Climate

Climate data for Berlaar (1991−2020 normals) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.1 (52.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.0 (2.83) | 63.9 (2.52) | 56.8 (2.24) | 43.6 (1.72) | 56.5 (2.22) | 73.5 (2.89) | 78.0 (3.07) | 83.5 (3.29) | 70.8 (2.79) | 66.0 (2.60) | 77.3 (3.04) | 89.3 (3.52) | 831.2 (32.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.5 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 131.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61 | 76 | 134 | 187 | 217 | 217 | 223 | 209 | 162 | 117 | 67 | 51 | 1,718 |
| Source: Royal Meteorological Institute ||||||||||||||

## Gallery

* Berlaar church
* Town hall
* Pub in Berlaar
* House on the market
