Best time to go to Switzerland for a perfect weather and where to go?
Discover the very best time to go to Switzerland from seasonal norms in many locations like Lugano or Interlaken right here.
When is the best time to go to Switzerland?
When is the best time to go to Switzerland? Here's some information to help you in your decision:
- In September, the weather is good across more than 54% of the territory of Switzerland
- The best months to go to Zurich are May, June, July, August and September
- On average, the warmest months in Zurich are June, July and August, and the coldest month of the year is January
- The cities with the best climate are Zurich, Bern, Basel, Lugano, Burgdorf, Frauenfeld, Kloten, Kreuzlingen, Neuchatel and Rapperswil, with good weather at least 5 months a year
For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Switzerland for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:
| Month | Our opinion | View Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°F to 36°F | very bad | |||
| February | 20°F to 38°F | very bad | |||
| March | 27°F to 47°F | very bad* | |||
| April | 32°F to 56°F | very bad to tolerable* | |||
| May | 40°F to 61°F | very bad to tolerable* | |||
| June | 50°F to 70°F | tolerable* | |||
| July | 56°F to 72°F | tolerable* | |||
| August | 54°F to 72°F | tolerable* | |||
| September | 45°F to 65°F | tolerable to good* | |||
| October | 36°F to 56°F | very bad to tolerable* | |||
| November | 27°F to 47°F | very bad* | |||
| December | 20°F to 40°F | very bad |
Best time to travel to Switzerland by cities
Best time to go to Zurich
The best months to go to Zurich are may, june, july, august and september.
Best time to go to Bern
The best months to go to Bern are may, june, july, august and september.
Best time to go to Davos
The best months to go to Davos are june, july and august.
Temperatures and rainfall in Switzerland
On these 2 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Switzerland and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Zurich, Bern, Davos, Geneva and Lausanne.
Where to go in Switzerland?
This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).
| Cities | jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. |
| Zurich | 40°F | 41°F | 50°F | 61°F | 67°F | 74°F | 77°F | 77°F | 70°F | 59°F | 49°F | 41°F |
| Bern | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 58°F | 63°F | 70°F | 74°F | 74°F | 67°F | 58°F | 49°F | 40°F |
| Davos | 27°F | 29°F | 34°F | 41°F | 49°F | 58°F | 63°F | 63°F | 56°F | 47°F | 38°F | 29°F |
| Geneva | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 58°F | 61°F | 70°F | 74°F | 74°F | 67°F | 58°F | 49°F | 40°F |
| Lausanne | 40°F | 40°F | 49°F | 58°F | 61°F | 68°F | 74°F | 74°F | 67°F | 58°F | 49°F | 41°F |
| Basel | 40°F | 41°F | 52°F | 61°F | 65°F | 72°F | 76°F | 76°F | 68°F | 59°F | 49°F | 41°F |
| Fribourg | 38°F | 38°F | 47°F | 56°F | 61°F | 68°F | 72°F | 72°F | 65°F | 56°F | 47°F | 40°F |
| Interlaken | 31°F | 31°F | 36°F | 45°F | 50°F | 59°F | 63°F | 63°F | 56°F | 47°F | 40°F | 32°F |
| Lucerne | 38°F | 38°F | 47°F | 56°F | 61°F | 68°F | 72°F | 74°F | 65°F | 56°F | 47°F | 40°F |
| Lugano | 41°F | 43°F | 52°F | 59°F | 67°F | 74°F | 79°F | 77°F | 70°F | 59°F | 50°F | 43°F |
| Montreux | 34°F | 34°F | 41°F | 50°F | 56°F | 65°F | 68°F | 68°F | 61°F | 54°F | 45°F | 36°F |
| Sion | 29°F | 29°F | 34°F | 43°F | 49°F | 58°F | 63°F | 63°F | 56°F | 47°F | 38°F | 31°F |
| Zermatt | 25°F | 25°F | 29°F | 36°F | 41°F | 52°F | 58°F | 58°F | 50°F | 41°F | 32°F | 27°F |
| Aarau | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 59°F | 65°F | 72°F | 76°F | 76°F | 68°F | 58°F | 49°F | 41°F |
| Altstatten | 36°F | 38°F | 45°F | 56°F | 61°F | 68°F | 72°F | 72°F | 65°F | 56°F | 47°F | 38°F |
| Andermatt | 27°F | 29°F | 34°F | 41°F | 49°F | 59°F | 63°F | 63°F | 56°F | 45°F | 36°F | 31°F |
| Arbon | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 59°F | 63°F | 72°F | 74°F | 76°F | 67°F | 58°F | 49°F | 41°F |
| Bellinzona | 36°F | 38°F | 45°F | 52°F | 59°F | 68°F | 74°F | 72°F | 65°F | 54°F | 45°F | 38°F |
| Biasca | 34°F | 36°F | 43°F | 50°F | 58°F | 67°F | 72°F | 70°F | 63°F | 54°F | 43°F | 36°F |
| Biel/Bienne | 38°F | 40°F | 49°F | 59°F | 63°F | 70°F | 74°F | 74°F | 67°F | 58°F | 49°F | 41°F |
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Is this weather information for Switzerland reliable?
Climate data for Switzerland has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Switzerland allows us to determine the average for each month in Zurich, Bern, Davos, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Fribourg, Interlaken, and 55 other cities.
So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.