Switzerland Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Cfb Marine west coast, warm summer Temperate 20 Aargau Appenzell Inner Rhodes Appenzell Outer Rhodes Basel-Landschaft Basel-Stadt Bern Fribourg Geneve Glarus Jura Lucerne Neuchatel Saint Gallen Schaffhausen Schwyz Solothurn Thurgovia Vaud Zug Zurich
Dfc Subartic, severe winter, no dry season, cool summer Cold (continental) 3 Nidwalden Obwalden Ticino
Et Tundra Polar 3 Graubunden Uri Valais

Summary: Most regions (20) in Switzerland lie in the Marine west coast, warm summer climate zone (Köppen: Cfb). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 11.77°C (53.19°F) in Basel-Stadt to a low of 3.83°C (38.89°F) in Valais.

Climate Switzerland: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.62(40.32) 6.05(42.89) 11.08(51.94) 16.12(61.02) 18.73(65.71) 23.38(74.08) 25.32(77.58) 25.1(77.18) 20.87(69.57) 15.82(60.48) 10.17(50.31) 5.87(42.57) 25.32(77.58)
Average high °C (°F) 2.37(36.27) 3.29(37.92) 7.76(45.97) 12.72(54.9) 15.49(59.88) 20.24(68.43) 22.37(72.27) 22.36(72.25) 18.33(64.99) 13.51(56.32) 7.98(46.36) 3.59(38.46) 12.5(54.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) -0.65(30.83) 0.06(32.11) 4.11(39.4) 9.1(48.38) 12.53(54.55) 17.42(63.36) 19.36(66.85) 18.73(65.71) 14.17(57.51) 9.46(49.03) 4.43(39.97) 0.5(32.9) 9.1(48.38)
Average low °C (°F) -4.85(23.27) -5.1(22.82) -1.87(28.63) 1.61(34.9) 4.47(40.05) 8.58(47.44) 10.45(50.81) 10.51(50.92) 7.32(45.18) 3.69(38.64) 0.06(32.11) -3.35(25.97) 2.63(36.73)
Record low °C (°F) -12.2(10.04) -12.41(9.66) -8.84(16.09) -4.44(24.01) -0.85(30.47) 3.09(37.56) 4.63(40.33) 4.68(40.42) 1.62(34.92) -2.12(28.18) -5.96(21.27) -10.63(12.87) -12.41(9.66)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 127.13(5.01) 107.01(4.21) 108.11(4.26) 116.98(4.61) 199.81(7.87) 208.36(8.2) 193.84(7.63) 195.48(7.7) 121.34(4.78) 129.43(5.1) 123.96(4.88) 145.26(5.72) 148.06(5.83)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.07 12.88 13.99 14.82 20.43 20.18 19.88 18.52 14.02 11.66 11.31 14.27 15.59
Average relative humidity (%) 86.58 85.72 83.51 79.37 81.26 80.01 77.71 78.38 80.89 82.17 83.09 83.9 81.88
Mean monthly sunshine hours 6.56 7.33 9.61 12.27 12.91 13.4 13.53 13.22 11.16 7.96 7.22 6.42 10.13

Switzerland Climate Graph

Switzerland’s Cities by Temperature

Switzerland’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Basel-Stadt
11.77°C | 53.19°F
Basel-Landschaft
11.45°C | 52.61°F
Zurich
11.17°C | 52.11°F
Aargau
11.02°C | 51.84°F
Jura
10.88°C | 51.58°F
Lucerne
10.73°C | 51.31°F
Zug
10.73°C | 51.31°F
Appenzell Outer Rhodes
10.69°C | 51.24°F
Saint Gallen
10.69°C | 51.24°F
Vaud
10.65°C | 51.17°F
Geneve
10.45°C | 50.81°F
Solothurn
10.39°C | 50.7°F
Schaffhausen
10.34°C | 50.61°F
Thurgovia
10.34°C | 50.61°F
Neuchatel
10.1°C | 50.18°F
Bern
10.07°C | 50.13°F
Fribourg
9.78°C | 49.6°F
Appenzell Inner Rhodes
8.94°C | 48.09°F
Ticino
8.15°C | 46.67°F
Obwalden
6.68°C | 44.02°F
Nidwalden
6.68°C | 44.02°F
Uri
6.18°C | 43.12°F
Schwyz
6.18°C | 43.12°F
Glarus
4.61°C | 40.3°F
Graubunden
4.16°C | 39.49°F
Valais
3.83°C | 38.89°F

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