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Niagara-on-the-Lake vs Riquewihr

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Comparing Niagara-on-the-Lake change · Riquewihr change

Bottom line

Niagara-on-the-Lake and Riquewihr have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Riquewihr is the wetter, with 5 in more rain a year.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year
Wetter Riquewihr 5 in more a year
Sunnier About the same similar amount of sun
Colder winters Niagara-on-the-Lake 8°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Niagara-on-the-Lake and Riquewihr, in everyday terms.

Summers

Niagara-on-the-Lake has hotter summers

Niagara-on-the-Lake: Warm
Riquewihr: Mild

Winters

Riquewihr has milder winters

Niagara-on-the-Lake: Cold
Riquewihr: Cold

Rain & snow

Riquewihr is wetter

Niagara-on-the-Lake: Moderate rainfall
Riquewihr: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Similar amounts of sun

Niagara-on-the-Lake: Often cloudy
Riquewihr: Often cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Niagara-on-the-Lake and Riquewihr run remarkably close all year.

20°40°60°80° JanAprJulOct Niagara-on-the-LakeRiquewihr

Precipitation

Riquewihr is the wetter — about 5 in more across the year.

PRECIPITATION (in) 024 JanAprJulOct Niagara-on-the-LakeRiquewihr

Clear skies

The two cities see a similar amount of sun.

0%25%50%75%100% JanAprJulOct Niagara-on-the-LakeRiquewihr

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake333440516272797872594838
Riquewihr394148566370737364564640
Difference+6+7+7+5+1-3-6-5-7-4-2+3
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Niagara-on-the-Lake333440516272
Riquewihr394148566370
Difference+6+7+7+5+1-3
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake797872594838
Riquewihr737364564640
Difference-6-5-7-4-2+3
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake222329384859666659483829
Riquewihr303136424955585852453732
Difference+8+8+7+4+1-4-7-7-8-3-1+3
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Niagara-on-the-Lake222329384859
Riquewihr303136424955
Difference+8+8+7+4+1-4
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake666659483829
Riquewihr585852453732
Difference-7-7-8-3-1+3
Precipitation (in) Riquewihr runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake1.81.41.72.92.63.12.42.12.62.42.11.7
Riquewihr2.72.32.12.13.22.92.92.72.42.92.43.1
Difference+0.8+0.8+0.4-0.8+0.6-0.2+0.5+0.6-0.2+0.5+0.4+1.4
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Niagara-on-the-Lake1.81.41.72.92.63.1
Riquewihr2.72.32.12.13.22.9
Difference+0.8+0.8+0.4-0.8+0.6-0.2
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake2.42.12.62.42.11.7
Riquewihr2.92.72.42.92.43.1
Difference+0.5+0.6-0.2+0.5+0.4+1.4
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake787473737267636262727577
Riquewihr737268677068636262717776
Difference-4-3-4-6-2+1———-1+1-1
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Niagara-on-the-Lake787473737267
Riquewihr737268677068
Difference-4-3-4-6-2+1
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake636262727577
Riquewihr636262717776
Difference———-1+1-1
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake868480787775737374788184
Riquewihr918680757572707176849092
Difference+5+3—-3-2-3-2-3+2+6+9+8
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Niagara-on-the-Lake868480787775
Riquewihr918680757572
Difference+5+3—-3-2-3
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Niagara-on-the-Lake737374788184
Riquewihr707176849092
Difference-2-3+2+6+9+8

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 → · Riquewihr 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.

Riquewihr

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Trois-epis_sapc, a weather station, about 9 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.

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