Fluntern
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[]
hideClimate data for Zürich (Fluntern), elevation: 556 m or 1,824 ft, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1901–present | |||||||||||||
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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) |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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] |
showClimate data for Zürich (Fluntern), elevation: 556 metres (1,824 ft), 1961-1990 normals and extremes |
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References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fluntern. |
- ^ Theater Rigiblick in: Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach (5 December 2013). "Theatersaal Rigiblick, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Climate normals Zürich / Fluntern (Reference period 1981−2010)" (PDF). Zurich-Airport, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Office of Metreology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Zürich extreme values". KNMI. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Zürich (06660) - WMO Weather Station". NOAA. Retrieved 19 February 2019. Archived February 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 47°22′34″N 8°33′36″E / 47.376°N 8.560°E
Categories:
- District 7 of Zürich
- Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich
- Canton of Zürich geography stubs