Annual mean 10°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
22.9 °C
Coldest
0.7 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
2.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Zürich over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 0°C. Zürich has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 18% in October, the driest month, to 27% in December, the wettest. Winds in Zürich are highest in January, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Zürich come in August, when the sky is typically 50% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 78%.
Month by month Zürich climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
2°C
0°C
-2°C
25%
76%
2.3 m/s
0
0
8
February
5°C
1°C
1°C
20%
65%
2.3 m/s
0
0
19
March
8°C
2°C
4°C
22%
60%
2.3 m/s
3
0
35
April
12°C
5°C
9°C
20%
57%
2.2 m/s
23
0
61
May
16°C
10°C
13°C
25%
61%
2.1 m/s
43
3
74
June
21°C
15°C
20°C
21%
51%
2.0 m/s
72
24
59
July
23°C
16°C
22°C
20%
51%
1.9 m/s
74
32
51
August
22°C
15°C
22°C
18%
50%
1.8 m/s
67
37
47
September
18°C
12°C
17°C
18%
52%
1.7 m/s
63
12
71
October
13°C
8°C
11°C
18%
61%
1.7 m/s
29
0
74
November
6°C
4°C
3°C
24%
74%
1.9 m/s
1
0
27
December
3°C
1°C
-0°C
27%
78%
2.2 m/s
0
0
8
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Zürich weather by season
Year round, Zürich has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 0°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Zürich weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow 1°CRain 24%
Winter in Zürich has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Zürich weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 22%
Spring in Zürich has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Zürich weather in summerJune to August
High 22°CLow 15°CRain 20%
Summer in Zürich has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Zürich weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 20%
Autumn in Zürich has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Zürich?
Zürich has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 18% in October, the driest month, to 27% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Zürich windiest?
Winds in Zürich are highest in January, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Zürich year round?
The average temperature in Zürich over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 0°C.