Fluntern

The quarter of Fluntern in Zurich.
The Zoo Zurich entrance
Zürichberg seen from Fluntern church

Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.

It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

Built in 1901 as Rigiblick restaurant, the former Gastsaal was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984.[1]

The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km².

Climate

Climate data for Zürich / Fluntern (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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)
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)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63
(2.48)
64
(2.52)
79
(3.11)
83
(3.27)
123
(4.84)
128
(5.04)
124
(4.88)
124
(4.88)
99
(3.9)
86
(3.39)
79
(3.11)
83
(3.27)
1,134
(44.65)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 18.4
(7.24)
22
(8.7)
13.7
(5.39)
3
(1.2)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.8
(0.31)
8
(3.1)
19.1
(7.52)
85
(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 0.1 1.6 4.8 20.4
Average relative humidity (%) 84.2 79.4 73.9 71.2 71.8 72.4 71.3 75.8 78.9 83.7 83.8 84.6 77.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 55 81 124 153 175 189 215 200 150 102 59 42 1,544
Source: MeteoSwiss [2]

References

  1. Theater Rigiblick in: Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach (2013-12-05). "Theatersaal Rigiblick, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Retrieved 23 January 2013. The weather station elevation is 555 meters above sea level.
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Coordinates: 47°22′34″N 8°33′36″E / 47.376°N 8.560°E / 47.376; 8.560

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