Ulrichen
Ulrichen | |
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 Ulrichen in December 2009 | |
Location of Ulrichen  | |
  Ulrichen  Ulrichen | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 8°18′E / 46.500°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Goms |
| Municipality | Obergoms |
| Area | |
| • Total | 444 km2 (171 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,346 m (4,416 ft) |
| Population (December 2007) | |
| • Total | 219 |
| • Density | 0.49/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3988 |
| SFOS number | 6071 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Website | www |
Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population (as of 2007[update]) was 219.[1]
Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.
In Ulrichen, an airport is located.
Climate
[edit]Ulrichen has a Subarctic climate (Dfc) according to the Köppen Climate Classification, bordering a Warm-Summer humid continental climate (Dfb). Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year. The town is known to receive high amounts of snow during the winter months.
| Climate data for Ulrichen (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.1 (41.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.5 (41.9) | −0.7 (30.7) | −5.6 (21.9) | 4.2 (39.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) | −12.1 (10.2) | −6.5 (20.3) | −1.8 (28.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.3 (45.1) | 3.8 (38.8) | 0.2 (32.4) | −5.2 (22.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | −1.9 (28.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97 (3.8) | 81 (3.2) | 89 (3.5) | 88 (3.5) | 116 (4.6) | 95 (3.7) | 86 (3.4) | 100 (3.9) | 89 (3.5) | 107 (4.2) | 124 (4.9) | 110 (4.3) | 1,183 (46.6) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 114.8 (45.2) | 132.6 (52.2) | 85.4 (33.6) | 26.3 (10.4) | 7.1 (2.8) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 13.5 (5.3) | 81.5 (32.1) | 116.6 (45.9) | 578.1 (227.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 120.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) | 9.5 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 54.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 71 | 104 | 153 | 153 | 171 | 199 | 216 | 192 | 161 | 126 | 67 | 54 | 1,665 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 47 | 51 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss (snow 1981–2010)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Bundesamt fur Statistik (Federal Department of Statistics) (2008). "Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung (Total) nach Bezirken und Gemeinden". Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ "Climate Normals Ulrichen (Reference period 1991−2020)" (PDF). Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Climate Normals Ulrichen 1981–2010" (PDF). Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links
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Media related to Ulrichen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
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