Switzerland in October: where is it warmest?
In October, Lugano is the warmest place with 17 °C by day, St. Moritz the coolest with 8 °C. 8 of 41 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in October, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 69 | 17° | 5 h | 11 |
| Locarno | 69 | 17° | 5 h | 12 |
| Bellinzona | 69 | 17° | 5 h | 12 |
| Sion | 68 | 17° | 5 h | 13 |
| Montreux | 68 | 16° | 5 h | 12 |
| Glarus | 60 | 16° | 3 h | 13 |
| Vevey | 59 | 16° | 4 h | 12 |
| Basel | 54 | 16° | 4 h | 12 |
| Geneva | 54 | 16° | 4 h | 12 |
| Interlaken | 60 | 15° | 3 h | 12 |
| Chur | 60 | 15° | 4 h | 14 |
| Olten | 53 | 15° | 3 h | 13 |
| Lausanne | 52 | 15° | 4 h | 13 |
| Baden, Switzerland | 52 | 15° | 3 h | 12 |
| Solothurn | 50 | 15° | 3 h | 13 |
| Neuchâtel | 50 | 15° | 4 h | 12 |
| Stein am Rhein | 50 | 15° | 3 h | 12 |
| Lucerne | 49 | 15° | 3 h | 13 |
| Schaffhausen | 48 | 15° | 3 h | 12 |
| Zug | 48 | 15° | 3 h | 13 |
| Aarau | 48 | 15° | 3 h | 13 |
| Biel/Bienne | 48 | 15° | 4 h | 13 |
| Zurich | 47 | 15° | 4 h | 12 |
| Winterthur | 47 | 15° | 3 h | 12 |
| Frauenfeld | 47 | 15° | 3 h | 12 |
| Thun | 55 | 14° | 3 h | 12 |
| Lauterbrunnen | 54 | 14° | 3 h | 13 |
| Bern | 47 | 14° | 4 h | 12 |
| Fribourg | 45 | 14° | 4 h | 12 |
| St. Gallen | 40 | 14° | 3 h | 13 |
| Grindelwald | 49 | 13° | 4 h | 13 |
| Gstaad | 47 | 13° | 4 h | 13 |
| Einsiedeln | 46 | 13° | 4 h | 13 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 38 | 13° | 4 h | 13 |
| Scuol | 45 | 12° | 5 h | 13 |
| Crans-Montana | 39 | 10° | 5 h | 13 |
| Davos | 34 | 10° | 5 h | 13 |
| Zermatt | 33 | 10° | 4 h | 15 |
| Andermatt | 30 | 10° | 4 h | 14 |
| Arosa | 31 | 9° | 4 h | 12 |
| St. Moritz | 29 | 8° | 5 h | 12 |
Switzerland in October: quick answers
Switzerland in October: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in October are Lugano (17 °C), Locarno (17 °C) and Bellinzona (17 °C).
Switzerland in October: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in October – warm, sunny and dry – is in Lugano, Locarno and Bellinzona.
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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