Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Before you go

Cost of living	very expensive — prices run about 112% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	Swiss franc
Languages	German, Italian, French, Romansh
Plugs	Type C, 230 V
Driving	On the right
Calling code	+41
Travel advice	No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-11
Health	UK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-09-23. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

On arrival

Apps — Rides: Bolt, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
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.
Getting around Zurich — Buy a ticket in the ZVV app or at station machines; the app's check-in ticket (check in, check out) never charges more than an all-zones day pass in a day. 24-hour tickets cover chosen zones.
Tipping — Service is included by law; round up or add up to about 10% in restaurants if you were pleased. Never required.
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.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

Sources (17)

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Switzerland as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.