Title: Zermatt - Wikipedia
Headings: Zermatt
Zermatt
Contents
Etymology
Geography
Climate
Tourism
Transport
Skiing in Zermatt
Sunnegga
Gornergrat
Klein Matterhorn / Schwarzsee
History of the lift system
Developments
Coat of arms
Demographics
Notable people
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Crime
See also
References
External links

Content: Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 54 ha (130 acres) and the agricultural land has decreased by 160 ha (400 acres). Climate
Zermatt has a subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification: Dfc ). Summertime is very pleasant in Zermatt, with mild days and cool nights, while winter is cold and snowy, with highs around freezing and annual snowfall averaging 128 inches (325 cm). Climate data for Zermatt (Reference period 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
0.2
(32.4)
1.3
(34.3)
3.7
(38.7)
7.3
(45.1)
12.1
(53.8)
15.6
(60.1)
18.9
(66.0)
17.9
(64.2)
15.4
(59.7)
11.2
(52.2)
4.6
(40.3)
1.1
(34.0)
9.1
(48.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−4.8
(23.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−1.5
(29.3)
2.0
(35.6)
6.7
(44.1)
10.0
(50.0)
12.5
(54.5)
11.7
(53.1)
9.0
(48.2)
4.8
(40.6)
−0.8
(30.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
3.5
(38.3)
Average low °C (°F)
−8.4
(16.9)
−7.8
(18.0)
−5.5
(22.1)
−2.2
(28.0)
2.1
(35.8)
4.8
(40.6)
6.8
(44.2)
6.7
(44.1)
4.2
(39.6)
0.7
(33.3)
−4.0
(24.8)
−7.1
(19.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
43
(1.7)
46
(1.8)
49
(1.9)
50
(2.0)
61
(2.4)
56
(2.2)
47
(1.9)
60
(2.4)
41
(1.6)
55
(2.2)
55
(2.2)
48
(1.9)
611
(24.1)
Average snowfall cm (inches)
54.5
(21.5)
58.7
(23.1)
46.6
(18.3)
37.6
(14.8)
10.1
(4.0)
2.2
(0.9)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
1.1
(0.4)
6.2
(2.4)
40.9
(16.1)
66.8
(26.3)
324.7
(127.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
6.6
6.3
7.7
6.7
10.0
8.6
8.9
9.9
6.9
6.7
7.0
6.7
92.0
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)
8.0
7.0
5.4
4.1
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.5
5.4
7.2
45.3
Average relative humidity (%)
65
66
65
66
67
68
65
70
70
67
67
66
67
Mean monthly sunshine hours
85
103
135
146
159
175
200
185
166
139
93
81
1,666
Percent possible sunshine
54
58
56
58
56
60
68
68
69
65
58
55
61
Source: MeteoSwiss
Tourism
Cable car heading towards Klein Matterhorn
Poster by Emil Cardinaux advertising Zermatt (1908)
The village was "discovered" by mid-nineteenth-century British mountaineers, most notably Edward Whymper, whose summit of the Matterhorn made the village famous. The Matterhorn was one of the last alpine mountains to be summitted (in 1865), and the first expedition that reached the top ended dramatically with only 3 of the 7 climbers surviving the descent. The story is related in the Matterhorn Museum . Zermatt is a starting point for hikes into the mountains, including the Haute Route that leads to Chamonix in France and the Patrouille des Glaciers. Cable cars and chair lifts carry skiers in the winter and hikers in the summer;