Switzerland in August: where is it warmest?
In August, Lugano is the warmest place with 26 °C by day, Davos the coolest with 17 °C. 40 of 41 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in August, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 80 | 26° | 8 h | 12 |
| Bellinzona | 72 | 26° | 8 h | 12 |
| Locarno | 71 | 26° | 8 h | 12 |
| Basel | 76 | 25° | 7 h | 12 |
| Sion | 72 | 25° | 8 h | 16 |
| Geneva | 77 | 24° | 8 h | 13 |
| Montreux | 75 | 24° | 7 h | 13 |
| Schaffhausen | 73 | 24° | 7 h | 13 |
| Zurich | 72 | 24° | 7 h | 14 |
| Winterthur | 72 | 24° | 7 h | 13 |
| Baden, Switzerland | 72 | 24° | 7 h | 14 |
| Stein am Rhein | 70 | 24° | 7 h | 14 |
| Frauenfeld | 70 | 24° | 7 h | 14 |
| Olten | 69 | 24° | 7 h | 15 |
| Aarau | 68 | 24° | 7 h | 15 |
| Glarus | 63 | 24° | 5 h | 15 |
| Vevey | 78 | 23° | 8 h | 13 |
| Lausanne | 75 | 23° | 8 h | 14 |
| Neuchâtel | 73 | 23° | 8 h | 14 |
| Biel/Bienne | 72 | 23° | 7 h | 15 |
| Zug | 71 | 23° | 7 h | 15 |
| Lucerne | 69 | 23° | 6 h | 15 |
| Solothurn | 69 | 23° | 7 h | 15 |
| Chur | 61 | 23° | 6 h | 19 |
| Fribourg | 76 | 22° | 8 h | 13 |
| Bern | 75 | 22° | 7 h | 13 |
| Interlaken | 72 | 22° | 6 h | 13 |
| Thun | 72 | 22° | 6 h | 13 |
| Lauterbrunnen | 62 | 22° | 6 h | 18 |
| St. Gallen | 65 | 21° | 7 h | 17 |
| Scuol | 61 | 21° | 6 h | 19 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 68 | 20° | 7 h | 15 |
| Gstaad | 63 | 20° | 6 h | 16 |
| Einsiedeln | 62 | 20° | 7 h | 19 |
| Grindelwald | 61 | 20° | 6 h | 18 |
| Zermatt | 59 | 20° | 6 h | 22 |
| Andermatt | 60 | 19° | 6 h | 18 |
| Crans-Montana | 68 | 18° | 7 h | 17 |
| Arosa | 64 | 17° | 6 h | 16 |
| St. Moritz | 63 | 17° | 6 h | 16 |
| Davos | 60 | 17° | 6 h | 18 |
Switzerland in August: quick answers
Switzerland in August: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in August are Lugano (26 °C), Bellinzona (26 °C) and Locarno (26 °C).
Switzerland in August: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Lugano, Vevey and Geneva.
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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