Best time to visit St. Moritz
Switzerland · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in St. Moritz
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- JanJSt. Moritz in January: avoid
- FebFSt. Moritz in February: avoid
- MarMSt. Moritz in March: avoid
- AprASt. Moritz in April: avoid
- MayMSt. Moritz in May: ok
- JunJSt. Moritz in June: sweet spot
- JulJSt. Moritz in July: sweet spot
- AugASt. Moritz in August: good
- SepSSt. Moritz in September: ok
- OctOSt. Moritz in October: ok
- NovNSt. Moritz in November: avoid
- DecDSt. Moritz in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in St. Moritz
- Diavolezza Col in the Swiss Alps
- Windsurfing at Silvaplana Municipality in Switzerland
- Corviglia Unpopulated location above St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Corvatsch Mountain
- Muottas Muragl Mountain
- Diavolezza to Munt Pers Red-class hike, 4.5h, end at Bernina pass
Tours and tickets in St. Moritz
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (St. Moritz), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2° | 8d | 74% | 6.2h | avoid | bitter cold: -2C daily max |
| Feb | 1° | 6d | 72% | 7.3h | avoid | bitter cold: 1C daily max |
| Mar | 2° | 8d | 75% | 8.6h | avoid | bitter cold: 2C daily max |
| Apr | 5° | 8d | 76% | 10.1h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| May | 9° | 11d | 81% | 10.4h | ok | 9C max, 11 rainy days |
| Jun | 15° | 8d | 78% | 12.4h | sweet spot | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jul | 17° | 9d | 76% | 12.8h | sweet spot | 17C max, 9 rainy days |
| Aug | 17° | 10d | 79% | 11.2h | good | 17C max, 10 rainy days |
| Sep | 13° | 8d | 82% | 9.5h | ok | 13C max, 8 rainy days |
| Oct | 9° | 9d | 83% | 7.5h | ok | 9C max, 9 rainy days |
| Nov | 2° | 10d | 82% | 6.1h | avoid | bitter cold: 2C daily max |
| Dec | -1° | 10d | 79% | 5.2h | avoid | bitter cold: -1C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at St. Moritz Dorf, above the lake: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
St. Moritz's June days now average 15.4°C, 4.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 7 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | -4.9° | -2.9° | 0.1° | 3.5° | 7.7° | 11.3° | 16.3° | 15.9° | 13.3° | 8.5° | 1.7° | -3.3° |
| 2017–26 | -2.3° | 0.5° | 2.0° | 5.1° | 8.7° | 15.4° | 17.4° | 17.4° | 13.3° | 9.0° | 2.5° | -0.8° |
| Change | +2.5° | +3.4° | +1.9° | +1.7° | +1.0° | +4.1° | +1.1° | +1.6° | -0.0° | +0.5° | +0.8° | +2.6° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Zurich (ZRH), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Zurich.
| Zurich (ZRH) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| MIL | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far St. Moritz is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to St. Moritz, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Swiss franc. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Switzerland: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted almost everywhere, and cash still works. Locals often pay with TWINT, a Swiss payment app; a visitor can simply use a card.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Service is included by law; round up or add up to about 10% in restaurants if you were pleased. Never required.
Getting around St. Moritz
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
St.Moritz has a good public transport network. Biking is also very good around St.Moritz, however it is sometimes a bit steep. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on St. Moritz, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency) · police 117 · ambulance 144 · fire 118.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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St. Moritz in pictures
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Isiwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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What St. Moritz is like
St. Moritz (German: Sankt Moritz, Italian: San Maurizio, French: Saint-Moritz) is in the Upper Engadin in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is one of the best-known vacation spots in Europe. It is chic and famous for its ambiance, and is situated next to Engadine's lakescape at 1,856 metres above sea level. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Berry Museum, Via Arona 32, 7500 St. Moritz. The Berry Museum, which is housed in the 100-year old Villa Arona in the heart of St. Moritz, is dedicated to the spa physician and painter, Peter Robert Berry (1864–1942). More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- There are a lot of events in St. Moritz such as operas in all seasons, the British Classic Car Meeting, the surf marathon, the city race, the gourmet festival, etc. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- You can get to St.Moritz by train, bus, car, or air. If you arrive at the International Airport Zurich take the SBB train to Chur and from there the Rhb train over the famous Albulapass to St. Moritz train station. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on St. Moritz, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around St. Moritz
Also in Switzerland
- Basel best Apr, May, Jun
- Bern best Apr, Jul, Sep
- Davos best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Geneva best Apr, May, Jul
- Interlaken best Apr, Jul, Oct
- Lausanne best Apr, May, Jul
- Lucerne best Apr, May, Jun
- Lugano best Apr, Jul, Aug
- St. Gallen best May, Jun, Sep
- Zermatt best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Zurich best Apr, May, Aug
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Kind of place
St. Moritz is in Switzerland, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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