Ulrichen

Ulrichen
Former municipality
Ulrichen in December 2009
Location of Ulrichen
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Coordinates: 46°30′N8°18′E / 46.500°N 8.300°E / 46.500; 8.300
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.ch

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

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, elevation 1,346 m (4,416 ft), (1991–2020)
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)	97.0 (3.82)	81.4 (3.20)	89.3 (3.52)	87.6 (3.45)	116.0 (4.57)	95.3 (3.75)	86.3 (3.40)	100.4 (3.95)	88.9 (3.50)	106.7 (4.20)	124.2 (4.89)	109.7 (4.32)	1,182.8 (46.57)
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	70.9	103.6	152.7	153.0	170.5	199.2	215.6	192.1	160.7	126.0	66.8	54.1	1,665.2
Percentage possible sunshine	49	51	52	49	46	52	57	56	55	49	41	47	51
Source 1: NOAA [2]
Source 2: MeteoSwiss (snow 1981–2010) [3] [4]

References

1. 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.
2. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
3. "Climate Normals Ulrichen (Reference period 1991−2020)" (PDF). Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
4. "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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

Media related to Ulrichen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)