Zurich month by month
Plan your visit to Zurich by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- -1°C
- Rain
- 99 mm
January is Zurich's greyest month. The phenomenon locals call Hochnebel, a thick layer of high fog, tends to settle over the Swiss Plateau and can hang there for days without…
- February
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- 0°C
- Rain
- 54 mm
February is Zurich's driest month, receiving only 54mm of rain compared to January's 99mm, and that single fact shapes the entire experience. Expect highs around 8°C (46°F) and…
- March
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 76 mm
March in Zurich still feels like winter. That is the single most important thing to know before booking a flight to Kloten. Daytime highs reach about 11°C (53°F), but the sun is…
- April
- High
- 14°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 100 mm
April in Zurich belongs to the Böögg. Typically on the third Monday of the month (the date occasionally shifts to avoid clashing with Easter Monday), the city's medieval guilds…
- May
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 151 mm
May in Zurich is when spring finally commits, but it brings rain along for the ride. Roughly 19 days out of 31 will see at least a brief shower, making this one of the city's…
- June
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 121 mm
June in Zurich is the month the city turns outward. Daytime temperatures reach about 24.5°C (76°F) and the sun doesn't set until nearly 21:30, so Lake Zürich becomes the…
- July
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 168 mm
July in Zurich is lake season. By mid-afternoon, half the city seems to be at the water, lounging on wooden decks at the Badis, swimming in the Zürichsee, or grilling cervelat on…
- August
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 118 mm
August in Zurich is defined by water. The city's public Badis fill from mid-morning as temperatures reach the mid-20s Celsius (mid-70s Fahrenheit), and spots along the Zürichsee…
- September
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 117 mm
September might be the month Zurich feels most like itself. The summer tourist rush has thinned, locals are back from their Alpine holidays, and the city settles into a rhythm that…
- October
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 95 mm
October in Zurich can look completely different from one day to the next. A Monday of sharp blue sky over Zürichsee might give way to 3 or 4 days of Hochnebel, the grey fog layer…
- November
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 122 mm
November in Zurich is defined by one thing. Fog. A thick, grey layer called Hochnebel settles over the Swiss Plateau, sometimes for days at a stretch. The city becomes a world of…
- December
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- 0°C
- Rain
- 113 mm
December in Zurich belongs to the Christmas markets. The Wienachtsdorf on Sechseläutenplatz and the Christkindlimarkt beneath Zürich Hauptbahnhof's Swarovski-crystal tree are the…