The climate of Zermatt (Switzerland)
Zermatt is located at an altitude of 1,620 meters at the foot of Mount
Matterhorn. This well known skiing resort has many skiing tracks and
skiing schools. The population (4,000) depends on the season. Although
this is a skiing resort sports enthusiasts are also in the right place
during summer. Mountain biking, paragliding and mountaineering are
among the possibilities. Despite its altitude summers are pleasant
with temperatures of 22 degrees Celsius on average because Zermatt is
situated on the south side of the mountain. Zermatt gets less
precipitation than other parts of Switzerland.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Zermatt
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
0
-9
2
7
n/a
February
1
-9
3
6
n/a
March
4
-7
5
8
n/a
April
7
-3
6
7
n/a
May
12
2
7
10
n/a
June
16
5
8
9
n/a
July
19
7
9
9
n/a
August
28
6
8
10
n/a
September
25
4
6
7
n/a
October
12
1
4
7
n/a
November
5
-4
2
7
n/a
December
1
-9
2
7
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
