Schaffhausen, historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 37,000 as of December 2018. It is located on the shore of the High Rhine; it is one of four Swiss towns located entirely on the northern side of the Rhine, along with Neuhausen am Rheinfall, the historic Neunkirch, and medieval Stein am Rhein.
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Annual mean 9.9°C with 966 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.3°C), coldest in January (0.7°C). Station: Schaffhausen, 438 m.
Sunshine
1'540 h
Precipitation
966 mm
Schaffhausen · 438 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Zürich / Fluntern has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Zürich / Fluntern · 556 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
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Schaffhausen has approximately 39'228 residents.
