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". Berkhout developed in the 13th century as a peat excavation village.

The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church in Renaissance Revival style built in 1884. The titittower(= was added in 1886.

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.

Notable people

Gallery

  • Farm Anna Hoeve
  • Farm in Berkhout

Climate

Climate data for Berkhout (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1999−present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 (%)88.386.683.379.778.279.679.681.484.686.589.589.683.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours69.495.3153.1209.9236.6218.8233.6205.5155.5120.768.059.11,825.5
Percentage possible sunshine27.133.941.549.548.543.546.245.040.836.525.724.738.6
Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute