Saanen monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Saanen average temperature chart (Celsius) Saanen average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Saanen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -1.9 -1 1.7 5.6 9.7 13.5 16.2 15.5 12.8 8 2.5 -0.6
°F 28.5 30.1 35 42.1 49.4 56.3 61.2 59.8 55 46.3 36.4 31

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.

Saanen monthly rainfall chart (mm) Saanen monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Saanen (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 97 90 90 98 113 133 116 140 108 92 112 100
inches 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.5 5.2 4.6 5.5 4.3 3.6 4.4 3.9
Rainy days 16 15 17 18 20 18 16 17 14 13 15 15

Average annual rainfall in Saanen: 1341.667mm (528.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Saanen average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Saanen
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.4 4.3 4.9 5.6 5.9 6.8 7.9 7.1 6.1 4.8 3.6 3.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Saanen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Saanen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Saanen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -7.2 -6.7 -4.9 -1.8 2.2 5.7 8 7.6 5.7 2.1 -2.8 -6
Max °C -1.8 -0.9 1.9 5.8 9.9 13.7 16.5 15.7 13 8.1 2.6 -0.5
Min °F 19 19.9 23.3 28.8 35.9 42.3 46.3 45.6 42.2 35.8 27 21.3
Max °F 23.9 25.2 29.3 35.6 42.8 49.5 54 52.9 48.7 41.2 31.8 26.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Saanen average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Saanen average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Saanen in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 11 10.1 10.4 12.4 15.9 19.6 22.2 23.1 21.1 18.3 15.3 12.8
°F 51.8 50.1 50.8 54.3 60.6 67.3 72 73.5 70.1 64.9 59.5 55

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Saanen average winspeed by month (km/h) Saanen average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Saanen (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 15 15 14 12 11 11 10 10 12 14 15
mph 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 7 7 9 9

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.

Saanen relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Saanen
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
74% 74% 72% 74% 76% 74% 72% 75% 76% 76% 75% 73%

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Saanen weather stats

Saanen weather statistics
Hottest month: July 16.2°C 61.2°F
Driest month: March 90mm 3.5ins
Sunniest month: July 7.9hrs
Coldest month: January -1.9°C 28.6°F
Wettest month: August 140mm 5.5ins
Warmest sea: August 23.1°C 73.6°F
Map showing location of Saanen (46.48956, 7.25961) Saanen map pin © Google

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