Switzerland in January: where is it warmest?
In January, Locarno is the warmest place with 7 °C by day, St. Moritz the coolest with −4 °C. 0 of 41 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in January, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 32 | 7° | 4 h | 8 |
| Bellinzona | 29 | 7° | 4 h | 8 |
| Lugano | 26 | 7° | 4 h | 8 |
| Montreux | 10 | 6° | 3 h | 13 |
| Vevey | 10 | 6° | 3 h | 13 |
| Baden, Switzerland | 12 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Geneva | 11 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Aarau | 11 | 5° | 1 h | 13 |
| Neuchâtel | 11 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Olten | 11 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Basel | 10 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Lausanne | 10 | 5° | 3 h | 13 |
| Zug | 10 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Biel/Bienne | 10 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Glarus | 10 | 5° | 2 h | 13 |
| Zurich | 12 | 4° | 2 h | 13 |
| Schaffhausen | 12 | 4° | 1 h | 12 |
| Stein am Rhein | 12 | 4° | 1 h | 13 |
| Interlaken | 11 | 4° | 2 h | 13 |
| Winterthur | 11 | 4° | 2 h | 13 |
| Solothurn | 11 | 4° | 1 h | 13 |
| Thun | 11 | 4° | 2 h | 13 |
| Frauenfeld | 11 | 4° | 2 h | 13 |
| Bern | 10 | 4° | 2 h | 13 |
| Fribourg | 10 | 4° | 2 h | 13 |
| Chur | 9 | 4° | 3 h | 14 |
| Sion | 9 | 4° | 3 h | 14 |
| St. Gallen | 11 | 3° | 2 h | 13 |
| Lauterbrunnen | 10 | 3° | 2 h | 13 |
| Gstaad | 9 | 2° | 3 h | 14 |
| Einsiedeln | 9 | 2° | 2 h | 14 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 9 | 2° | 3 h | 14 |
| Grindelwald | 10 | 1° | 2 h | 13 |
| Scuol | 10 | −1° | 3 h | 13 |
| Zermatt | 17 | −2° | 3 h | 10 |
| Davos | 11 | −2° | 4 h | 14 |
| Andermatt | 9 | −2° | 3 h | 14 |
| Crans-Montana | 15 | −3° | 4 h | 13 |
| Arosa | 13 | −3° | 4 h | 13 |
| St. Moritz | 14 | −4° | 4 h | 13 |
Switzerland in January: quick answers
Switzerland in January: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in January are Locarno (7 °C), Bellinzona (7 °C) and Lugano (7 °C).
Switzerland in January: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in January – 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