# 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 km$^2$.

## 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.

## 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 ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: KNMI ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Zürich (Fluntern), elevation: 556 m (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 ||||||||||||||