Best Time to Visit Switzerland

An all-round destination, Switzerland offers so much in summer and winter. Warm summer days and cooler evenings means that temperatures in the Alp villages in summer are very pleasant. Invariably the weather in the mountains can often change quickly so it's always worth being prepared.

Best time to visit

The winter offers excellent conditions throughout a long season. Skiing is well under way by early December and even late November due to high altitude glacial terrain around 4000m. As the season progresses, lower runs offer great conditions too and the skiing below 2000m is appealing when it gets really cold. By April when other resorts can be knee deep in slush, Zermatt will have the best conditions in the Alps.

Climate guide for Switzerland

, Switzerland

Average temperatures (Celsius) and rainfall (mm)

Jan
10°C 13mm
Feb
14°C 8mm
Mar
17°C 16mm
Apr
23°C 12mm
May
26°C 23mm
Jun
32°C 34mm
Jul
32°C 31mm
Aug
32°C 26mm
Sep
27°C 16mm
Oct
21°C 16mm
Nov
17°C 14mm
Dec
11°C 12mm
Jan
10°C 13mm
Feb
14°C 8mm
Mar
17°C 16mm
Apr
23°C 12mm
May
26°C 23mm
Jun
32°C 34mm
Jul
32°C 31mm
Aug
32°C 26mm
Sep
27°C 16mm
Oct
21°C 16mm
Nov
17°C 14mm
Dec
11°C 12mm
Jan
10°C 15mm
Feb
12°C 9mm
Mar
17°C 15mm
Apr
21°C 12mm
May
24°C 21mm
Jun
31°C 16mm
Jul
31°C 16mm
Aug
31°C 14mm
Sep
27°C 12mm
Oct
20°C 16mm
Nov
16°C 17mm
Dec
11°C 14mm
Jan
10°C 13mm
Feb
14°C 8mm
Mar
17°C 16mm
Apr
23°C 12mm
May
26°C 23mm
Jun
32°C 34mm
Jul
32°C 31mm
Aug
32°C 26mm
Sep
27°C 16mm
Oct
21°C 16mm
Nov
17°C 14mm
Dec
11°C 12mm
Jan
10°C 15mm
Feb
12°C 9mm
Mar
17°C 15mm
Apr
21°C 12mm
May
24°C 21mm
Jun
31°C 16mm
Jul
31°C 16mm
Aug
31°C 14mm
Sep
27°C 12mm
Oct
20°C 16mm
Nov
16°C 17mm
Dec
11°C 14mm
Jan
10°C 15mm
Feb
12°C 9mm
Mar
17°C 15mm
Apr
21°C 12mm
May
24°C 21mm
Jun
31°C 16mm
Jul
31°C 16mm
Aug
31°C 14mm
Sep
27°C 12mm
Oct
20°C 16mm
Nov
16°C 17mm
Dec
11°C 14mm
Jan
10°C 13mm
Feb
14°C 8mm
Mar
17°C 16mm
Apr
23°C 12mm
May
26°C 23mm
Jun
32°C 34mm
Jul
32°C 31mm
Aug
32°C 26mm
Sep
27°C 16mm
Oct
21°C 16mm
Nov
17°C 14mm
Dec
11°C 12mm
Jan
14°C 12mm
Feb
15°C 12mm
Mar
21°C 11mm
Apr
25°C 15mm
May
27°C 17mm
Jun
34°C 16mm
Jul
34°C 12mm
Aug
34°C 27mm
Sep
30°C 31mm
Oct
24°C 16mm
Nov
18°C 21mm
Dec
14°C 15mm
Jan
13°C 10mm
Feb
15°C 12mm
Mar
21°C 9mm
Apr
25°C 13mm
May
27°C 16mm
Jun
33°C 14mm
Jul
34°C 10mm
Aug
34°C 27mm
Sep
30°C 27mm
Oct
24°C 12mm
Nov
18°C 14mm
Dec
14°C 10mm
Jan
10°C 15mm
Feb
12°C 9mm
Mar
17°C 15mm
Apr
21°C 12mm
May
24°C 21mm
Jun
31°C 16mm
Jul
31°C 16mm
Aug
31°C 14mm
Sep
27°C 12mm
Oct
20°C 16mm
Nov
16°C 17mm
Dec
11°C 14mm
Jan
14°C 12mm
Feb
16°C 15mm
Mar
21°C 11mm
Apr
25°C 16mm
May
27°C 31mm
Jun
34°C 17mm
Jul
34°C 12mm
Aug
34°C 15mm
Sep
30°C 11mm
Oct
24°C 20mm
Nov
17°C 31mm
Dec
15°C 14mm
Jan
0°C 60mm
Feb
4°C 37mm
Mar
7°C 69mm
Apr
9°C 54mm
May
11°C 147mm
Jun
20°C 106mm
Jul
21°C 96mm
Aug
19°C 125mm
Sep
15°C 90mm
Oct
12°C 130mm
Nov
6°C 62mm
Dec
4°C 61mm
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