Zurich, Switzerland
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Zurich sits at altitude in Switzerland, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the June peak reaches a 91/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 24°C — a solid base for a city break.
July is the heat peak, averaging 25°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around -2°C. On the rain ledger, October is the safest bet at a 35% chance of a wet day, while May climbs to 54%. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through July–August.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 24°C against winter's 6°C, while rain-day odds move from 43% in winter and 45% in spring to 46% in summer and 40% through autumn. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 46).
Best months to visit Zurich
Our month-by-month scoring puts June first (91/100), with July (91) and August (88) close behind. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: May–September all score 70 or better. Skip December if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 45/100.
For context: in June, Zurich is drier than 46% of the mountain destinations we track.
Month-by-month breakdown for Zurich → · More destinations for June →
Right now the 15-day outlook shows 2 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 0°C and 15°C — which is how Zurich earns its current 53/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 492 km | ~1 h | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 613 km | ~1 h 15 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 776 km | ~1 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 488 km | ~1 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 304 km | ~1 h | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 11° / 6° | 62% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 11° / 6° | 71% | 0% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 10° / 5° | 72% | 0% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 10° / 4° | 66% | 3% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 8° / 4° | 90% | 5% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 6° / 1° | 90% | 15% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 5° / 3° | 100% | 1% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 8° / 1° | 79% | 0% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 8° / 0° | 34% | 0% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 8° / 0° | 38% | 2% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 10° / 1° | 88% | 4% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 12° / 3° | 99% | 9% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 15° / 6° | 72% | 15% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 14° / 6° | 77% | 19% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 14° / 2° | 46% | 0% |
Zurich climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (June highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4° / -1.9° | 77% | 45.2% | 45 |
| February | 7.6° / -0.6° | 70% | 40% | 49 |
| March | 11.1° / 1.3° | 63.3% | 40.3% | 53 |
| April | 14.9° / 4.3° | 61.6% | 41% | 60 |
| May | 18.5° / 8.8° | 65.8% | 53.9% | 75 |
| June | 23.7° / 13.9° | 58.9% | 49.3% | 91 |
| July | 24.9° / 15.3° | 56.3% | 50% | 91 |
| August | 24.4° / 15.2° | 54.6% | 38.1% | 88 |
| September | 20° / 11.5° | 62.4% | 41.3% | 81 |
| October | 15° / 7.2° | 71.5% | 35.1% | 55 |
| November | 8.2° / 2.4° | 81.1% | 43.3% | 45 |
| December | 5.2° / -0.5° | 79.3% | 44.2% | 45 |
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