Records for Switzerland
These are current rankings among the stations reporting to us, not records. They change through the day. This is the most extreme figure we have observed since we started storing readings, not an official record.
Switzerland, answered from the data
Where is the hottest place in Switzerland right now?
Lugano Arpt, at 18.0°C. That is the highest reading today among the 16 stations we track in Switzerland, not a claim about every place in the country.
Our own observations, today
Where is the coldest place in Switzerland right now?
Samedan Arpt, at −5.0°C, the lowest reading today among the stations we track in Switzerland.
Our own observations, today
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Switzerland?
39.7°C at Geneva/Cointrin Arpt, on 7 July 2015. That is the highest in the 6 station archives we hold for Switzerland. It is not an official national record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Switzerland?
−22.0°C at Payerne Arpt, on 9 January 1985, the lowest in the archives we hold for Switzerland. The same caveat applies: it is the deepest figure in our archives rather than a certified national record.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
How many weather stations report from Switzerland?
16, of which 6 carry a historical archive. Every figure on this page is drawn from those stations, so it describes what the network saw rather than the whole country.
Our station register
Stations
- Alpnach ArptLSMA · 441 m
- Bern ArptLSZB · 510 m
- Buochs ArptLSZC · 445 m
- Dübendorf ArptLSMD · 436 m
- Emmen ArptLSME · 427 m
- Geneva/Cointrin ArptLSGG · 411 m
- Grenchen ArptLSZG · 428 m
- Les Eplatures ArptLSGC · 1018 m
- Locarno ArptLSZL · 198 m
- Lugano ArptLSZA · 276 m
- Meiringen ArptLSMM · 570 m
- Payerne ArptLSMP · 490 m
- Rheineck/AltenrheinLSZR · 396 m
- Samedan ArptLSZS · 1708 m
- Sion ArptLSGS · 482 m
- Zürich Intl ArptLSZH · 424 m