Table 1 Percentage of time below, between, and above the extended optimal temperature range of 22 − 40 °C, and minimal and maximal temperature inside and outside of Classic bat boxes from mid-May to mid-September 2017 at intermediate and warmer sites in Quebec, Canada presented per mountings and orientations.

From: Using mounting, orientation, and design to improve bat box thermodynamics in a northern temperate environment

Orientation

Measures

Intermediate 1 site

Warmer 2 site

Heated buiding

Non-heated buidling

Pole

Heated buiding

Non-heated buidling

Pole

East

Time below 22 °C (%)

59

54

53

50

47

55

Time between 22 and 40 °C (%)

41

46

47

47

52

45

Time above 40 °C (%)

0

0

0

3

1

0

Tmin

7

7.5

7

8

7.5

6.5

Tmax

38

38.5

39

49

45

43.5

South-East

Time below 22 °C (%)

  

59

  

54

Time between 22 and 40 °C (%)

  

41

  

45

Time above 40 °C (%)

  

0

  

1

Tmin

  

6.5

  

7

Tmax

  

35

  

44

South

Time below 22 °C (%)

62

58

55

47

53

55

Time between 22 and 40 °C (%)

38

42

45

53

47

45

Time above 40 °C (%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tmin

7

7.5

7

9.5

8

6.5

Tmax

40

38

38

40

41

41

West

Time below 22 °C (%)

61

59

 

52

52

 

Time between 22 and 40 °C (%)

39

40

 

45

46

 

Time above 40 °C (%)

0

1

 

3

2

 

Tmin

7

6.5

 

8.5

7.5

 

Tmax

39

41.5

 

49

48.5