The visitor season
Peak season, nationally.
August records 99% of July's overnight stays. 5 of 7 regions are in peak season against their own year. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
A good place. At the right time.
Switzerland
in August.
Is August a good time?
All 7 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.
National overnight stays are 99% of the July peak.
- Regional afternoon highs
- 76–82°F
- Very good weather
- 7 / 7 regions
Similar weather scores do not mean similar visitor seasons or hotel prices across regions.
Find your August baseBased on 7 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.
One month. 7 possibilities.
Choose your August base.
The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Trip focus
Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.
MountainsLake Geneva & ValaisGeneva · Lausanne · Montreux · Zermatt · VerbierRead the August guide ↗
Overall5.6/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather8.4/10Very good79°F afternoons · 9 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
MountainsZurichRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.5/10#3 month here · Balanced
Weather8.2/10Very good78°F afternoons · 10 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
MountainsBern & the Bernese OberlandInterlaken · Grindelwald · Jungfrau · Bern · LauterbrunnenRead the August guide ↗
Overall5.5/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.2/10Very good77°F afternoons · 11 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
MountainsEastern Switzerland & GraubündenSt. Moritz · Davos · St. GallenRead the August guide ↗
Overall5.7/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather8.0/10Very good76°F afternoons · 12 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
MountainsTicinoLugano · LocarnoRead the August guide ↗
Overall5.6/10#10 month here · Balanced
Weather8.0/10Very good82°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideBasel & northwest SwitzerlandBaselRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.4/10#3 month here · Balanced
Weather7.9/10Very good79°F afternoons · 11 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
MountainsLucerne & central SwitzerlandLucerne · Engelberg · Mount Titlis · Mount PilatusRead the August guide ↗
Overall5.4/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather7.9/10Very good77°F afternoons · 11 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
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Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Switzerland's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Switzerland's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.
What goes into the scores?
Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.
Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.
Weather across the country
August weather & packing.
Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.
- Typical afternoons
- 76–82°F
- Typical nights
- 55–61°F
- Rain days
- 8–12 days
Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.
What to bring.
Afternoons around 82°F (28°C): summer clothes; nights around 61°F (16°C): light layers.
Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
| Region | Afternoon | Night | Rain days | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Geneva & Valais | 79°F | 57°F | 9 | very good |
| Zurich | 78°F | 57°F | 10 | very good |
| Bern & the Bernese Oberland | 77°F | 56°F | 11 | very good |
| Eastern Switzerland & Graubünden | 76°F | 55°F | 12 | very good |
| Ticino | 82°F | 61°F | 8 | very good |
| Basel & northwest Switzerland | 79°F | 57°F | 11 | very good |
| Lucerne & central Switzerland | 77°F | 56°F | 11 | very good |
Before you go
Check the trip details.
Hotel prices
About usual.
+3% on Switzerland's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.
The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.
Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip
Holidays: Public holidays: 1 Aug Independence Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Same country. A different chapter.
Dates still up in the air?
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How we know Sources, scope & limitations
Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Switzerland's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Switzerland) that month.
A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Switzerland's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is well above EU average (171 where the EU average is 100). Full method.