Ulrichen
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 | |
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 Ulrichen in December 2009 | |
Location of Ulrichen 
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| Coordinates: 46°30′N 8°18′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) |
| Postal code | 3988 |
| SFOS number | 6071 |
| Website | www |
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
| 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.
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