Bad Ragaz
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| Population | 4,979 (January 2004[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 196 /km2 (508 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7310 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3291 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) |
Fläsch (GR), Maienfeld (GR), Mastrils (GR), Mels, Pfäfers, Vilters-Wangs | |||||||||
| Website | www.badragaz.ch SFSO statistics |
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Bad Ragaz is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
It is the home of a famous natural spring and is a popular spa and health resort destination. One of the largest spa hotels is the Grand Hotel Quellenhof, owned by the Schmidheiny family.
The population in 2001 was 4936 and the town is in south-east of the canton St. Gallen at the end of the Tamina valley.
[edit] Weather
 Weather averages for Bad-Ragaz  |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.3 (38) |
5.1 (41) |
9.2 (49) |
13.3 (56) |
18 (64) |
20.8 (69) |
22.9 (73) |
22.1 (72) |
19.3 (67) |
14.8 (59) |
8.3 (47) |
3.8 (39) |
13.4 (56) |
| Daily Mean °C (°F) | -0.3 (31) |
1.3 (34) |
4.9 (41) |
8.7 (48) |
13 (55) |
15.9 (61) |
17.9 (64) |
17.2 (63) |
14.5 (58) |
10 (50) |
4.4 (40) |
0.3 (33) |
9 (48) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -3.3 (26) |
-1.8 (29) |
1.1 (34) |
4.4 (40) |
8.4 (47) |
11.5 (53) |
13.4 (56) |
13.2 (56) |
10.7 (51) |
6.3 (43) |
1.3 (34) |
-2.6 (27) |
5.2 (41) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 54 (2.13) |
53 (2.09) |
54 (2.13) |
60 (2.36) |
74 (2.91) |
91 (3.58) |
93 (3.66) |
109 (4.29) |
74 (2.91) |
49 (1.93) |
60 (2.36) |
58 (2.28) |
830 (32.68) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 12 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 9 | 8.7 | 120.5 |
| Source: MeteoSchweiz [1] 8 May 2009 | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html. Retrieved on 8 May 2009.
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