Long weekends in Switzerland
Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.
Christmas Day
Fri 25 Dec to Sun 27 Dec 2026 · 3 days
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Marrakech Morocco
Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny
21°C · 4 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
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Cape Town South Africa
Pleasant, dry and sunny
26°C · 3 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
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Doha Qatar
Pleasant, dry and sunny
25°C · 1 rainy day
A good time to go, busy season
New Year's Day
Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 3 days
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Muscat Oman
Pleasant, dry and sunny
25°C · 1 rainy day
One of the best months to go
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Dubai United Arab Emirates
Pleasant, dry and sunny
24°C · 2 rainy days
One of the best months to go, busy season
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Barcelona Spain
Cool and dry
13°C · 4 rainy days
One of the best months to go
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Doha Qatar
Pleasant, dry and sunny
23°C · 2 rainy days
A good time to go
Ascension Day
Thu 6 May to Sun 9 May 2027 · 4 days, taking Fri 7 May off
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Almaty Kazakhstan
Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny
23°C · 8 rainy days
One of the best months to go
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London United Kingdom
Cool, mostly dry and sunny
18°C · 7 rainy days
The best month to go
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Lisbon Portugal
Pleasant, dry and sunny
23°C · 3 rainy days
The best month to go
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Prague Czechia
Cool, mostly dry and sunny
20°C · 9 rainy days
The best month to go, busy season
The weekend in Switzerland is Saturday and Sunday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.