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Niagara-on-the-Lake vs Zürich

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Bottom line

Niagara-on-the-Lake and Zürich have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Zürich is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year

Wetter Zürich 17 in more a year

Sunnier About the same similar amount of sun

Colder winters Niagara-on-the-Lake 7°F colder nights

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 17 in more across the year.

Clear skies

The two cities see a similar amount of sun.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niagara-on-the-Lake	33	34	40	51	62	72	79	78	72	59	48	38
Zürich	38	41	50	59	66	72	76	75	66	57	46	39
Difference	+6	+8	+10	+8	+4	—	-3	-3	-5	-3	-2	+1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niagara-on-the-Lake	33	34	40	51	62	72
Zürich	38	41	50	59	66	72
Difference	+6	+8	+10	+8	+4	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niagara-on-the-Lake	79	78	72	59	48	38
Zürich	76	75	66	57	46	39
Difference	-3	-3	-5	-3	-2	+1

Avg low (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niagara-on-the-Lake	22	23	29	38	48	59	66	66	59	48	38	29
Zürich	29	30	35	41	48	55	58	58	51	45	37	31
Difference	+7	+7	+6	+3	+1	-4	-8	-8	-8	-3	-1	+2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niagara-on-the-Lake	22	23	29	38	48	59
Zürich	29	30	35	41	48	55
Difference	+7	+7	+6	+3	+1	-4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niagara-on-the-Lake	66	66	59	48	38	29
Zürich	58	58	51	45	37	31
Difference	-8	-8	-8	-3	-1	+2

Precipitation (in) Zürich runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niagara-on-the-Lake	1.8	1.4	1.7	2.9	2.6	3.1	2.4	2.1	2.6	2.4	2.1	1.7
Zürich	2.5	2.4	2.8	3.2	5	5	5	4.7	3.4	3.4	3	3.3
Difference	+0.6	+1	+1.1	+0.3	+2.4	+2	+2.5	+2.6	+0.9	+0.9	+0.9	+1.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niagara-on-the-Lake	1.8	1.4	1.7	2.9	2.6	3.1
Zürich	2.5	2.4	2.8	3.2	5	5
Difference	+0.6	+1	+1.1	+0.3	+2.4	+2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niagara-on-the-Lake	2.4	2.1	2.6	2.4	2.1	1.7
Zürich	5	4.7	3.4	3.4	3	3.3
Difference	+2.5	+2.6	+0.9	+0.9	+0.9	+1.5

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.

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