Switzerland in January
2 of the 8 destinations in Switzerland are in season in January: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 2 ok.
None of these has January as a sweet spot or good; 2 are ok: Zermatt and Lugano. Best avoided at 6 of them.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zermatt | okbusy | -1° cool | 10d | busier than usual |
| 2 | Lugano | ok | 9° cool | 7d | 9C max, 7 rainy days |
Not this January
- Basel bitter cold: 6C daily max
- Bern bitter cold: 4C daily max
- Geneva bitter cold: 6C daily max
- Lausanne bitter cold: 5C daily max
- Lucerne bitter cold: 4C daily max
- Zurich bitter cold: 4C daily max
Other months for Switzerland
- January
- February 1 sweet
- March 1 sweet
- April 8 sweet
- May 4 sweet
- June 5 sweet
- July 4 sweet
- August 5 sweet
- September 4 sweet
- October 0 sweet
- November 0 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
January elsewhere
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.