Affoltern (Zürich)

Affoltern is a quarter in the district 11 in Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).

For the municipality in the Affoltern District, see Affoltern am Albis. For the municipality in the Canton of Bern, see Affoltern im Emmental.

Affoltern as seen from Käferberg
The quarter of Affoltern in Zurich.

History and demographics
Reformed church in Unteraffoltern
Aerial view (1959)

Affoltern was first mentioned in 870 as Affaltrahe, and in the 9th century it was reigned by the St. Gallen Abbey, in the 12th/13th century by the House of Regensberg who built their ancestral seat Altburg nearby, followed in 1468 by the city of Zürich as part of the Obervogtei Regensberg ending in 1798. Affoltern was then after a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into the city Zürich in 1934. As today, Affoltern consists of the former settlements (Fraktionen) Ober- und Unter-Affoltern.

The quarter has a population of 22'972 (2010) distributed on an area of 6.04 km2, and is separated by the Käferberg from the inner city.

Culture

The bath/lido Strandbad Katzensee is very popular.

Transportation

Zürich Affoltern railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S6.

Climate
Climate data for Zürich / Affoltern (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)		 5.7
(42.3)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.3
(59.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.7
(76.5)		 19.8
(67.6)		 14.3
(57.7)		 8.0
(46.4)		 4.3
(39.7)		 14.5
(58.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8)		 1.6
(34.9)		 5.7
(42.3)		 9.6
(49.3)		 13.8
(56.8)		 17.5
(63.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 14.4
(57.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 4.8
(40.6)		 1.7
(35.1)		 9.8
(49.6)
Average low °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 0.8
(33.4)		 3.9
(39.0)		 8.3
(46.9)		 11.9
(53.4)		 13.6
(56.5)		 13.4
(56.1)		 9.7
(49.5)		 6.1
(43.0)		 1.8
(35.2)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 5.4
(41.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63
(2.5)		 55
(2.2)		 65
(2.6)		 73
(2.9)		 115
(4.5)		 112
(4.4)		 116
(4.6)		 109
(4.3)		 79
(3.1)		 80
(3.1)		 74
(2.9)		 80
(3.1)		 1,022
(40.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.8 8.6 10.1 10.0 11.9 11.5 11.3 11.2 9.3 10.4 9.9 11.2 125.2
Average relative humidity (%) 84 79 73 69 72 72 72 75 80 85 86 85 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 51 81 139 178 195 216 237 219 159 95 51 40 1,662
Percent possible sunshine 21 32 42 46 44 49 53 53 46 32 21 18 41
Source: MeteoSwiss[1]

References
  1. "Climate Normals Zürich / Affoltern (Reference period 1991−2020)" (PDF). Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  • Präsidialdepartement der Stadt Zürich, Statistik Stadt Zürich: Quartierspiegel Affoltern. Zürich 2011 (PDF; 9 MB)

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