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Niagara-on-the-Lake vs Zürich
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Niagara-on-the-Lake and Zürich have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Zürich is the wetter, with 427 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Niagara-on-the-Lake and Zürich, in everyday terms.
Summers
Niagara-on-the-Lake has hotter summers
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Warm
Zürich: Mild
Winters
Zürich has milder winters
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Cold
Zürich: Cold
Rain & snow
Zürich is wetter
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Moderate rainfall
Zürich: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Often cloudy
Zürich: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Niagara-on-the-Lake and Zürich run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Zürich is the wetter — about 427 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Zürich | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +6 | +4 | +2 | — | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 |
| Zürich | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +6 | +4 | +2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 26 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Zürich | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | -5 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Zürich | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +4 | +2 | — | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -1 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | -5 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Zürich | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +4 | +2 | — | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Zürich | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -1 | +1 |
Precipitation (mm) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 47 | 36 | 43 | 74 | 66 | 78 | 62 | 53 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Zürich | 63 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 119 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | +16 | +25 | +28 | +7 | +62 | +50 | +64 | +66 | +22 | +24 | +24 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 47 | 36 | 43 | 74 | 66 | 78 |
| Zürich | 63 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 128 | 128 |
| Difference | +16 | +25 | +28 | +7 | +62 | +50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 62 | 53 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Zürich | 126 | 119 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | +64 | +66 | +22 | +24 | +24 | +39 |
Cloud cover (%) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | -4 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 |
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Zürich | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | — | -4 | -3 | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 86 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 84 |
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +2 | — | +1 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 86 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +2 | — | +1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 84 |
| Zürich | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +4 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Niagara-on-the-Lake trends → · Zürich trends →
Methodology & sources
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Port Weller (aut), a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Zürich
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zürich / Fluntern, about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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