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Where to go in Switzerland in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in Switzerland where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Summer in the north: June to August

5 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 5 of them in each of the three.

  1. Geneva Switzerland June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–27°C
  2. Basel Switzerland June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–27°C
  3. Zermatt Switzerland June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–18°C
  4. Bern Switzerland June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 23–25°C
  5. Zurich Switzerland June: goodJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 24–25°C

Summer in South Asia: March to May

5 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May.

  1. Zermatt Switzerland March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 2–9°C
  2. Basel Switzerland March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 12–19°C
  3. Geneva Switzerland March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 12–19°C
  4. Zurich Switzerland March: okApril: sweet spotMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–18°C
  5. Bern Switzerland March: okApril: sweet spotMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–17°C

Summer in the south: December to February

None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of December, January and February.

Fewer than two good months

Switzerland, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank