Ulrichen | |
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Former municipality of Switzerland | |
) 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 |
| 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) 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
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 (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | −0.5 (31.1) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) | −5.9 (21.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 5.4 (41.7) | −1.2 (29.8) | −5.9 (21.4) | 3.7 (38.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) | −12.6 (9.3) | −6.9 (19.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 3.7 (38.7) | −0.1 (31.8) | −5.9 (21.4) | −10.9 (12.4) | −2.3 (27.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106 (4.2) | 90 (3.5) | 100 (3.9) | 99 (3.9) | 126 (5.0) | 95 (3.7) | 84 (3.3) | 97 (3.8) | 94 (3.7) | 104 (4.1) | 115 (4.5) | 104 (4.1) | 1,214 (47.7) |
| 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) | 0.1 (0.0) | 13.5 (5.3) | 81.5 (32.1) | 116.6 (45.9) | 578.1 (227.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.1 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 122 |
| 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 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78 | 108 | 144 | 142 | 160 | 188 | 215 | 194 | 166 | 136 | 77 | 61 | 1,669 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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 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)