Munt Buffalora
| Munt Buffalora | |
|---|---|
  Munt Buffalora Location in Switzerland | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,630 m (8,630 ft) |
| Prominence | 351 m (1,152 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Piz Daint |
| Coordinates | 46°37′37″N 10°15′01″E / 46.62694°N 10.25028°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Ortler Alps |
Munt Buffalora (2,630 m) is a mountain of the Ortler Alps, located south of the Ofen Pass in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Buffalora (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) |
28 (1.1) |
40 (1.6) |
52 (2.0) |
83 (3.3) |
87 (3.4) |
107 (4.2) |
106 (4.2) |
75 (3.0) |
75 (3.0) |
66 (2.6) |
42 (1.7) |
793 (31.2) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 65.1 (25.6) |
44.7 (17.6) |
50.9 (20.0) |
54.8 (21.6) |
18 (7.1) |
5.1 (2.0) |
1.7 (0.7) |
2.8 (1.1) |
6.2 (2.4) |
24.6 (9.7) |
54.1 (21.3) |
73.5 (28.9) |
401.5 (158.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.0 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 106.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) | 9.1 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 55.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.9 | 81.0 | 79.4 | 76.9 | 75.0 | 71.2 | 69.3 | 72.0 | 73.7 | 76.6 | 82.9 | 83.6 | 77.0 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss [2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Buffalora (1971m a.s.l., Reference Period 1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7) |
31 (1.2) |
44 (1.7) |
56 (2.2) |
84 (3.3) |
110 (4.3) |
118 (4.6) |
130 (5.1) |
86 (3.4) |
98 (3.9) |
86 (3.4) |
51 (2.0) |
937 (36.8) |
| Source: MeteoSwiss[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla del Gal (2,279 m).
- ^ "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013. The weather station elevation is 1968 meters above sea level.
- ^ "Climate diagrams and normals per station (Reference period 1991−2020)". Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 21 January 2023.