Zürich monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Zürich

Zürich average temperature chart (Celsius) Zürich average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Zürich (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 2.3 4.1 8.3 12.9 17.2 20.4 22.8 21.9 18.5 13 7.1 3.3
°F 36.1 39.4 47 55.2 63 68.8 73.1 71.4 65.3 55.5 44.7 38

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Zürich monthly rainfall chart (mm) Zürich monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Zürich (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 64 63 65 88 111 136 127 134 91 67 76 67
inches 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.4 4.4 5.4 5 5.3 3.6 2.6 3 2.6
Rainy days 15 14 15 16 18 17 16 17 13 12 15 15

Average annual rainfall in Zürich: 1143.7mm (450.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Zürich

Zürich average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Zürich
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.6 3.1 4.2 5.2 6 6.7 7.6 6.9 5.8 3.8 2.2 1.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Zürich average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Zürich average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Zürich (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -2.6 -1.5 0.9 4.1 8 11.2 13 12.5 10.1 6.2 1.8 -1.3
Max °C 2.4 4.3 8.5 13.1 17.5 20.7 23.1 22.1 18.7 13.2 7.2 3.5
Min °F 27.3 29.4 33.6 39.4 46.3 52.1 55.3 54.5 50.2 43.2 35.2 29.8
Max °F 31.8 34.5 40.5 47.5 54.9 60.6 64.4 63.1 57.9 49.5 40.1 34

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Zürich average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Zürich average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Zürich in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.9 8.9 9.3 11.6 15.4 19.3 21.9 22.7 20.7 17.7 14.6 11.8
°F 49.8 48 48.8 52.9 59.7 66.7 71.5 72.9 69.3 63.9 58.2 53.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Zürich average winspeed by month (km/h) Zürich average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Zürich (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 8
mph 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Zürich relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Zürich
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
85% 80% 74% 71% 72% 73% 72% 76% 80% 83% 84% 85%
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Zürich weather stats

Zürich weather statistics
Hottest month: July 22.8°C 73°F
Driest month: February 63mm 2.5ins
Sunniest month: July 7.6hrs
Coldest month: January 2.3°C 36.1°F
Wettest month: June 136mm 5.4ins
Warmest sea: August 22.7°C 72.9°F
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