Switzerland in April: where is it warmest?
In April, Locarno is the warmest place with 16 °C by day, Arosa the coolest with 5 °C. 4 of 41 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in April, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 75 | 16° | 7 h | 12 |
| Bellinzona | 74 | 16° | 6 h | 12 |
| Lugano | 71 | 16° | 6 h | 11 |
| Baden, Switzerland | 59 | 15° | 6 h | 12 |
| Basel | 58 | 15° | 6 h | 12 |
| Stein am Rhein | 56 | 15° | 6 h | 12 |
| Geneva | 55 | 15° | 6 h | 13 |
| Olten | 55 | 15° | 6 h | 13 |
| Schaffhausen | 54 | 15° | 6 h | 12 |
| Aarau | 52 | 15° | 6 h | 13 |
| Montreux | 62 | 14° | 6 h | 12 |
| Vevey | 55 | 14° | 6 h | 12 |
| Zurich | 53 | 14° | 6 h | 12 |
| Winterthur | 52 | 14° | 6 h | 12 |
| Neuchâtel | 52 | 14° | 6 h | 13 |
| Frauenfeld | 52 | 14° | 6 h | 13 |
| Glarus | 52 | 14° | 5 h | 15 |
| Zug | 51 | 14° | 6 h | 13 |
| Solothurn | 51 | 14° | 6 h | 13 |
| Biel/Bienne | 50 | 14° | 6 h | 14 |
| Lucerne | 47 | 14° | 5 h | 13 |
| Sion | 57 | 13° | 7 h | 15 |
| Interlaken | 53 | 13° | 6 h | 13 |
| Thun | 53 | 13° | 6 h | 13 |
| Lausanne | 49 | 13° | 6 h | 13 |
| Bern | 45 | 13° | 6 h | 13 |
| Fribourg | 44 | 13° | 6 h | 13 |
| Chur | 43 | 12° | 5 h | 16 |
| St. Gallen | 39 | 12° | 6 h | 14 |
| Lauterbrunnen | 43 | 11° | 6 h | 14 |
| Einsiedeln | 36 | 11° | 6 h | 15 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 29 | 11° | 5 h | 15 |
| Gstaad | 35 | 10° | 5 h | 15 |
| Grindelwald | 32 | 10° | 5 h | 14 |
| Scuol | 28 | 9° | 6 h | 15 |
| Andermatt | 14 | 7° | 5 h | 16 |
| Crans-Montana | 20 | 6° | 6 h | 14 |
| Davos | 13 | 6° | 5 h | 15 |
| Zermatt | 11 | 6° | 5 h | 17 |
| St. Moritz | 13 | 5° | 5 h | 15 |
| Arosa | 13 | 5° | 5 h | 15 |
Switzerland in April: quick answers
Switzerland in April: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in April are Locarno (16 °C), Bellinzona (16 °C) and Lugano (16 °C).
Switzerland in April: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in April – warm, sunny and dry – is in Locarno, Bellinzona and Lugano.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences