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.

Monthly Climate Guide for Switzerland

, Switzerland

Average temperatures (Fahrenheit) and rainfall (mm)

Jan
50°F 13mm
Feb
57°F 8mm
Mar
63°F 16mm
Apr
73°F 12mm
May
78°F 23mm
Jun
90°F 34mm
Jul
89°F 31mm
Aug
90°F 26mm
Sep
81°F 16mm
Oct
70°F 16mm
Nov
62°F 14mm
Dec
52°F 12mm
Jan
50°F 13mm
Feb
57°F 8mm
Mar
63°F 16mm
Apr
73°F 12mm
May
78°F 23mm
Jun
90°F 34mm
Jul
90°F 31mm
Aug
90°F 26mm
Sep
81°F 16mm
Oct
70°F 16mm
Nov
62°F 14mm
Dec
52°F 12mm
Jan
49°F 15mm
Feb
54°F 9mm
Mar
62°F 15mm
Apr
70°F 12mm
May
76°F 21mm
Jun
87°F 16mm
Jul
88°F 16mm
Aug
88°F 14mm
Sep
80°F 12mm
Oct
68°F 16mm
Nov
60°F 17mm
Dec
52°F 14mm
Jan
50°F 13mm
Feb
57°F 8mm
Mar
63°F 16mm
Apr
73°F 12mm
May
78°F 23mm
Jun
90°F 34mm
Jul
90°F 31mm
Aug
90°F 26mm
Sep
81°F 16mm
Oct
70°F 16mm
Nov
62°F 14mm
Dec
52°F 12mm
Jan
49°F 15mm
Feb
54°F 9mm
Mar
62°F 15mm
Apr
70°F 12mm
May
76°F 21mm
Jun
87°F 16mm
Jul
88°F 16mm
Aug
88°F 14mm
Sep
80°F 12mm
Oct
68°F 16mm
Nov
60°F 17mm
Dec
52°F 14mm
Jan
49°F 15mm
Feb
54°F 9mm
Mar
62°F 15mm
Apr
70°F 12mm
May
76°F 21mm
Jun
87°F 16mm
Jul
88°F 16mm
Aug
88°F 14mm
Sep
80°F 12mm
Oct
68°F 16mm
Nov
60°F 17mm
Dec
52°F 14mm
Jan
50°F 13mm
Feb
57°F 8mm
Mar
63°F 16mm
Apr
73°F 12mm
May
78°F 23mm
Jun
90°F 34mm
Jul
90°F 31mm
Aug
90°F 26mm
Sep
81°F 16mm
Oct
70°F 16mm
Nov
62°F 14mm
Dec
52°F 12mm
Jan
57°F 12mm
Feb
59°F 12mm
Mar
70°F 11mm
Apr
76°F 15mm
May
81°F 17mm
Jun
93°F 16mm
Jul
93°F 12mm
Aug
93°F 27mm
Sep
86°F 31mm
Oct
75°F 16mm
Nov
64°F 21mm
Dec
58°F 15mm
Jan
55°F 10mm
Feb
59°F 12mm
Mar
69°F 9mm
Apr
76°F 13mm
May
81°F 16mm
Jun
91°F 14mm
Jul
93°F 10mm
Aug
92°F 27mm
Sep
85°F 27mm
Oct
75°F 12mm
Nov
64°F 14mm
Dec
57°F 10mm
Jan
49°F 15mm
Feb
54°F 9mm
Mar
62°F 15mm
Apr
70°F 12mm
May
76°F 21mm
Jun
87°F 16mm
Jul
88°F 16mm
Aug
88°F 14mm
Sep
80°F 12mm
Oct
68°F 16mm
Nov
60°F 17mm
Dec
52°F 14mm
Jan
58°F 12mm
Feb
60°F 15mm
Mar
70°F 11mm
Apr
76°F 16mm
May
81°F 31mm
Jun
93°F 17mm
Jul
93°F 12mm
Aug
94°F 15mm
Sep
87°F 11mm
Oct
76°F 20mm
Nov
63°F 31mm
Dec
58°F 14mm
Jan
32°F 60mm
Feb
39°F 37mm
Mar
45°F 69mm
Apr
49°F 54mm
May
51°F 147mm
Jun
67°F 106mm
Jul
69°F 96mm
Aug
66°F 125mm
Sep
59°F 90mm
Oct
53°F 130mm
Nov
42°F 62mm
Dec
39°F 61mm
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