Fluntern
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Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich, Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km2.
Notable features
The Zürich Zoologischer Garten, opened in 1929, is located in this quarter.
Built in 1901 as Rigiblick restaurant, the former Gastsaal was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Zürich (Fluntern), elevation: 556 m or 1,824 ft, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1901–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63 (2.5) |
64 (2.5) |
78 (3.1) |
83 (3.3) |
122 (4.8) |
128 (5.0) |
124 (4.9) |
124 (4.9) |
99 (3.9) |
86 (3.4) |
79 (3.1) |
83 (3.3) |
1,134 (44.6) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 18.4 (7.2) |
22.0 (8.7) |
13.7 (5.4) |
3.0 (1.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (0.3) |
8.0 (3.1) |
19.1 (7.5) |
85.0 (33.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 133.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 20.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55 | 81 | 124 | 153 | 175 | 189 | 215 | 200 | 150 | 102 | 59 | 42 | 1,544 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 38 |
| Source 1: MeteoSwiss[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: KNMI[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Zürich (Fluntern), elevation: 556 metres (1,824 ft), 1961-1990 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12.3 (54.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.0 (2.72) |
70.0 (2.76) |
70.0 (2.76) |
89.0 (3.50) |
105.0 (4.13) |
125.0 (4.92) |
118.0 (4.65) |
135.0 (5.31) |
94.0 (3.70) |
69.0 (2.72) |
82.0 (3.23) |
75.0 (2.95) |
1,101 (43.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 134 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85.0 | 80.0 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 73.0 | 77.0 | 81.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 85.0 | 78.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.4 | 76.2 | 118.0 | 139.5 | 166.1 | 178.3 | 210.7 | 191.9 | 158.1 | 104.6 | 58.2 | 38.0 | 1,482 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
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