Best time to visit, weather and climate Switzerland

Best time to visit Switzerland

The best time to visit Switzerland is from june until september, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Switzerland is 25°C in july and the lowest is 3°C in january.

The average climate figure for Switzerland is an 7,4. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Switzerland has the tundra climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Switzerland or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate North Switzerland per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
3°C	4°C	10°C	16°C	19°C	23°C	25°C	25°C	20°C	14°C	9°C	4°C
33 mm	23 mm	27 mm	17 mm	33 mm	32 mm	47 mm	26 mm	21 mm	24 mm	20 mm	45 mm

All climate data from North Switzerland

Climate data from: Zurich

Climate South Switzerland per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-5°C	-5°C	-2°C	2°C	6°C	11°C	14°C	14°C	10°C	5°C	-1°C	-4°C
30 mm	33 mm	50 mm	69 mm	81 mm	85 mm	97 mm	82 mm	52 mm	92 mm	111 mm	34 mm

All climate data from South Switzerland

Climate data from: Zermatt

Switzerland in brief

Capital	Bern
Flight time ¹	2 h. 50 min
By car ²	10 h. 50 min
Distance ²	949 km
Population	8.492.956
Area	41.210 km²
Currency	Swiss franc (CHF)
Local date	fr 25 september 2020
Local time	17:50 hour in the afternoon

¹ From London-Heathrow
² From London

Climate Switzerland

Click on a region of Switzerland to view the climate:

North Switzerland
South Switzerland

Climate North Switzerland

North Switzerland has the tundra climate prevailing. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for North Switzerland is 14° degrees and there is about 348 mm 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.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	3°C	4°C	10°C	16°C	19°C	23°C	25°C	25°C	20°C	14°C	9°C	4°C
Night	-3°C	-3°C	0°C	3°C	6°C	10°C	12°C	12°C	8°C	5°C	1°C	-2°C
Precip	33 mm	23 mm	27 mm	17 mm	33 mm	32 mm	47 mm	26 mm	21 mm	24 mm	20 mm	45 mm
Rain days	9	7	11	10	14	12	13	11	10	8	7	11
Snow days	9	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
Dry days	13	13	16	19	17	18	18	20	20	23	20	13
Sun hours per day	4	5	7	10	9	10	11	11	9	6	6	5
Wind force in 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

Climate data from: Zurich

Climate North Switzerland january

On average, it is maximum 3° in january in North Switzerland and at least around -3° degrees. In january there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 33 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 9 days in january.

Climate North Switzerland february

On average, it is maximum 4° in february in North Switzerland and at least around -3° degrees. In february there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 8 days in february.

Climate North Switzerland march

On average, it is maximum 10° in march in North Switzerland and at least around 0° degrees. In march there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 16 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 4 days in march.

Climate North Switzerland april

On average, it is maximum 16° in april in North Switzerland and at least around 3° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm. The it will be dry 19 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 1 day in april.

Climate North Switzerland may

On average, it is maximum 19° in may in North Switzerland and at least around 6° degrees. In may there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 33 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate North Switzerland june

On average, it is maximum 23° in june in North Switzerland and at least around 10° degrees. In june there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate North Switzerland july

On average, it is maximum 25° in july in North Switzerland and at least around 12° degrees. In july there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 47 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate North Switzerland august

On average, it is maximum 25° in august in North Switzerland and at least around 12° degrees. In august there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate North Switzerland september

On average, it is maximum 20° in september in North Switzerland and at least around 8° degrees. In september there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate North Switzerland october

On average, it is maximum 14° in october in North Switzerland and at least around 5° degrees. In october there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate North Switzerland november

On average, it is maximum 9° in november in North Switzerland and at least around 1° degrees. In november there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 20 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 3 days in november.

Climate North Switzerland december

On average, it is maximum 4° in december in North Switzerland and at least around -2° degrees. In december there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 7 days in december.

Climate South Switzerland

South Switzerland has the tundra climate prevailing. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for South Switzerland is 4° degrees and there is about 816 mm 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.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	-5°C	-5°C	-2°C	2°C	6°C	11°C	14°C	14°C	10°C	5°C	-1°C	-4°C
Night	-14°C	-13°C	-10°C	-5°C	-2°C	3°C	5°C	5°C	2°C	-2°C	-7°C	-12°C
Precip	30 mm	33 mm	50 mm	69 mm	81 mm	85 mm	97 mm	82 mm	52 mm	92 mm	111 mm	34 mm
Rain days	2	2	5	10	19	23	24	23	17	10	4	3
Snow days	14	16	19	19	9	1	0	0	1	6	14	12
Dry days	15	10	7	1	3	6	7	8	12	15	12	16
Sun hours per day	4	4	4	6	6	8	10	10	8	5	4	4
Wind force in 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

Climate data from: Zermatt

Climate South Switzerland january

On average, it is maximum -5° in january in South Switzerland and at least around -14° degrees. In january there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 14 days in january.

Climate South Switzerland february

On average, it is maximum -5° in february in South Switzerland and at least around -13° degrees. In february there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 33 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 16 days in february.

Climate South Switzerland march

On average, it is maximum -2° in march in South Switzerland and at least around -10° degrees. In march there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 19 days in march.

Climate South Switzerland april

On average, it is maximum 2° in april in South Switzerland and at least around -5° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 69 mm. The it will be dry 1 day this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 19 days in april.

Climate South Switzerland may

On average, it is maximum 6° in may in South Switzerland and at least around -2° degrees. In may there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 81 mm. The it will be dry 3 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 9 days in may.

Climate South Switzerland june

On average, it is maximum 11° in june in South Switzerland and at least around 3° degrees. In june there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 85 mm. The it will be dry 6 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 1 day in june.

Climate South Switzerland july

On average, it is maximum 14° in july in South Switzerland and at least around 5° degrees. In july there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 97 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate South Switzerland august

On average, it is maximum 14° in august in South Switzerland and at least around 5° degrees. In august there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 82 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Switzerland.

Climate South Switzerland september

On average, it is maximum 10° in september in South Switzerland and at least around 2° degrees. In september there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 52 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 1 day in september.

Climate South Switzerland october

On average, it is maximum 5° in october in South Switzerland and at least around -2° degrees. In october there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 92 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 6 days in october.

Climate South Switzerland november

On average, it is maximum -1° in november in South Switzerland and at least around -7° degrees. In november there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 111 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 14 days in november.

Climate South Switzerland december

On average, it is maximum -4° in december in South Switzerland and at least around -12° degrees. In december there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm. The it will be dry 16 days this month in Switzerland and on average, it snows 12 days in december.

14 day weather forecast Switzerland

The weather for Bern in Switzerland will be around 15° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.

The weather forecast for Switzerland is based on the weather in Bern.

Weather forecast this week

Dag	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Fr 25 Sep	15°C	7°C	10 mm	90%	5m/s	2
Sa 26 Sep	9°C	5°C	23 mm	95%	6m/s	2
Su 27 Sep	8°C	5°C	12 mm	90%	4m/s	2
Mo 28 Sep	10°C	6°C	8.4 mm	90%	2m/s	2
Tu 29 Sep	17°C	5°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	3
We 30 Sep	17°C	7°C	0.1 mm	20%	1m/s	2
Th 1 Oct	20°C	7°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	2

Weather forecast next week

Dag	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Fr 2 Oct	21°C	7°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	4
Sa 3 Oct	22°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	3
Su 4 Oct	18°C	10°C	3.4 mm	75%	2m/s	2
Mo 5 Oct	15°C	9°C	4.2 mm	80%	1m/s	1
Tu 6 Oct	13°C	4°C	11 mm	90%	1m/s	1
We 7 Oct	15°C	4°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	2
Th 8 Oct	15°C	5°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	2

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Switzerland has 5 airports which you can fly to:

Geneva Cointrin International Airport
Geneva
Zürich Airport
Zurich
Bern Belp Airport
Bern
Lugano Airport
Lugano
St Gallen Altenrhein Airport
Altenrhein

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About Switzerland

Switzerland is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Bern. The total surface is 41.210 km² and the population consists of 8.492.956 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 6x smaller than United States. If you want to call Switzerland you have to use +41 or 0041 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +415012457809 or 00415012457809.

Switzerland is in a straight line at 799 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 2 hours45. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 949 km from London to the capital city Bern and you are about 10 hours and 50 minutes on your way without stops and delay..

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Currency Switzerland

In Switzerland the Swiss franc is used to pay.

Exchange rate Swiss franc (CHF) 25 september 2020

1 Swiss franc = 1,08 United States dollar
100 Swiss franc = 107,88 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 0,93 Swiss franc
100 United States dollar = 92,70 Swiss franc

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Time difference Switzerland

In Switzerland it is now 17:50 o’clock in the afternoon on friday 25 september 2020. That is 6 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Switzerland is Europe/Zurich and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

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