SION, SWITZERLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48.6		30.6		34.9		41.5		48.9		56.7		62.6		66.4		64.2		58.3		49.1		38.1		31.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59		38.1		43.2		51.4		59.7		67.6		74.1		79		76.6		70.2		60.8		47.8		39

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		39.7		25.2		28.2		33.4		39.2		46		51.4		54.5		53.6		48.2		40.1		31.8		26.1

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		94		55		66		70		80		88		88		92		94		86		77		66		56

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		1		2		8		13		28		37		45		49		45		34		24		15		1

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10.8		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.9		5.3		3.3		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55.3		---		---		---		0.2		3.6		11.3		19.2		15.5		5.2		0.3		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.6		3.2		1.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		2.8

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		23.8		2		1.8		1.7		1.4		1.9		2.1		2.3		2.3		1.7		2		2		2.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75.6		7		6.3		6.9		5.9		7.2		7.6		7.6		8.2		5.6		6		6.9		7.4

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72.2		5.6		5.8		5.8		4.9		5.4		5		6.4		7.4		5.8		6.7		6.3		7.1

Average Number of Days With Frost

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		74.1		23.4		18.2		11.7		2.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		3.2		14.9		23.5

Average Number of Days With Ice

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.5		5.1		1.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		4.1

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		72		80.7		74.5		67		62.8		64.2		64.9		65.3		69.8		74		78.4		80		82.9

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		39		26		26		32		37		44		49		53		53		49		41		34		27

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5737.5		1033.9		827.7		700.6		466.5		254.2		67.5		---		---		174		451.1		756		1006

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		57.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		54.3		3.1		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1870.7		---		---		---		---		210.8		382.5		519.3		468.1		276		14		---		---

Average Station Pressure

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
inHg		28.4		28.4		28.4		28.4		28.3		28.3		28.4		28.4		28.4		28.4		28.4		28.4		28.4

Average Vapor Pressure

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
inHg		0.3		0.1		0.1		0.2		0.2		0.3		0.4		0.4		0.4		0.4		0.3		0.2		0.2

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.7		10.9		12.5		14.1		15.6		16.4		16		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.3

Average Monthly Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		1922		70		109		160		191		208		231		270		238		203		157		92		63

Average Possibility of Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Percent		55		43		48		51		54		50		55		64		62		63		58		49		51

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		5.1		4		4.3		5.4		6.5		6		6.3		6		5.4		4.9		4		3.8		3.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		1.4		2.2		3.4		4.3		5.2		5.9		6		5.1		3.8		2.4		1.4		1.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.7		1.9		2.5		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.2		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		2.4		3.2		4.1		4.4		4.8		5.1		5.3		5		4.3		3.2		2.2		1.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2		2.8		3.5		4.3		4.5		5.3		5.6		5		4		2.9		1.9		1.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		1.4		2.2		3.4		4.3		5.2		5.9		6		5.1		3.8		2.4		1.4		1.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1		1.3		1.8		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.3		2		1.4		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3		4.1		4.9		6		5.8		5.8		5.9		5.8		5.7		4.2		2.7		2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		2.7		3.9		4.6		6.4		6.4		6.6		6.8		6.3		5.7		4		2.4		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		1.1		1.7		2.8		3		4.4		4.8		5.2		4.2		3		1.8		1		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.6		1.7		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1		0.7		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		1.7		2.3		3.2		3.1		4		4.2		4.6		4.1		3.3		2.3		1.3		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.4		1.3		2		2.5		2.4		3.2		3.4		4.3		3.4		2.6		1.9		1		0.9