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 one event. On the third Monday of the month, thousands gather at Sechseläutenplatz to watch the Böögg, a 3-meter cotton snowman packed with firecrackers,…
- 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…