Climate Switzerland
View the 14 day weather forecast for Switzerland
Click on a region of Switzerland to view the climate:
- North Switzerland (Zurich)
- South Switzerland (Zermatt)
Climate North Switzerland (Zurich) by month
North Switzerland has a tundra climate. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for North Switzerland is 28° degrees and there is about 137 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 203 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°F) | 38 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Night temp. (°F) | 26 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 29 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (inch) | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| Days with rain | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Days with snow | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| Dry days | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 13 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Weather data from: Zurich
Climate South Switzerland (Zermatt) by month
South Switzerland has a tundra climate. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for South Switzerland is 10° degrees and there is about 321 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 132 days a year with an average humidity of 88% and an UV-index of 2.
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°F) | 23 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 26 |
| Night temp. (°F) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 10 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (inch) | 12 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 20 | 36 | 44 | 13 |
| Days with rain | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Days with snow | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| Dry days | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Weather data from: Zermatt
