Early July 1 July
78°F
Typical afternoon high
36% historical wet-day frequency
Switzerland · Mountains
Zurich
in July.
Is July a good time?
Warm days.
A steady visitor season.
July averages 78°F afternoons, with about 13 rain days.
- Afternoons
- 78°F
- Rain days
- 13
- Visitor demand
- 100%of July peak
Historical Zürich regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.
Overall match
6.5/10 · scores & prioritiesThis weather score measures sightseeing comfort. Snow and ski conditions need a separate check.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#1 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather8.4/10Very good
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, typical for Europe this month
CostExpensivefor Europe; Switzerland-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your July
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 78°F (26°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 58°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Bring rain gear: about 13 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 16 hours of daylight.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 16 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 05:43 and sets about 21:19 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 58°F (14°C); afternoons reach about 78°F (26°C). Expect rain on about 13 days in a typical July.
Typical afternoon
78°F (26°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
58°F (14°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
15h 37m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late July?
Early and late July have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 78°F on the 1st, versus 79°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 36% to 42% between those dates.
Mid July 15 July
79°F
Typical afternoon high
37% historical wet-day frequency
Late July 31 July
79°F
Typical afternoon high
42% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesJuly 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
July 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178° | 278° | 378° | 478° | |||
| 578° | 678° | 777° | 877° | 977° | 1078° | 1178° |
| 1278° | 1378° | 1478° | 1579° | 1679° | 1779° | 1879° |
| 1979° | 2079° | 2179° | 2279° | 2379° | 2480° | 2580° |
| 2680° | 2779° | 2879° | 2979° | 3079° | 3179° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 78°F (25°C) in the first week to 79°F (26°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 35–45%. Local schools are out 19–31 July 2027.
Schools here are off 19–31 July 2027 (summer holidays). Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds, cost and getting there
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Steady all year. July averages 100% of July's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Zürich do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
About usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Switzerland as a whole
Well above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 171 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from Chicago, New York JFK, San Francisco and Boston and 5 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat
Year-to-year variation
How much does July vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 73°F (23°C) and 83°F (28°C); in 8 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 78°F (26°C). Rain days ranged from 4 to 19; half the years had 7–15.
Rain days in each July
Rain days
13
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 17 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
6 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
3 of 15
of the last 15 Julys had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
23 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73°F | 14 |
| 2012 | 74°F | 15 |
| 2013 | 80°F | 4 |
| 2014 | 75°F | 19 |
| 2015 | 83°F | 7 |
| 2016 | 78°F | 12 |
| 2017 | 78°F | 13 |
| 2018 | 83°F | 7 |
| 2019 | 80°F | 10 |
| 2020 | 78°F | 11 |
| 2021 | 75°F | 18 |
| 2022 | 83°F | 5 |
| 2023 | 80°F | 14 |
| 2024 | 79°F | 13 |
| 2025 | 77°F | 15 |
Checked against 7 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
June, July
or August?
| Typical conditions | Jun | Jul | Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 76°F | 78°F | 78°F |
| Rain days | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| Overnight demand | 98% | 100% | 99% |
June: Cooler afternoons than July. June guide →
August: Fewer rain days than July. August guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with July Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than July.
Your comparison
July or June?
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the June guide →| Typical conditions | July | June |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 78°F | 76°F |
| Nights | 58°F | 55°F |
| Rain days | 13 | 13 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Month rank | #1 | #4 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4 | #12 | 43°F | 29°F | 13 | 4.1 | Steady all year |
| February | 4.9 | #10 | 47°F | 29°F | 9 | 4.9 | Steady all year |
| March | 5.3 | #8 | 54°F | 34°F | 10 | 6.0 | Steady all year |
| April | 5.8 | #6 | 61°F | 40°F | 9 | 7.0 | Steady all year |
| May | 6.0 | #5 | 67°F | 47°F | 13 | 7.4 | Steady all year |
| June | 6.4 | #4 | 76°F | 55°F | 13 | 8.2 | Steady all year |
| July | 6.5 | #1 | 78°F | 58°F | 13 | 8.4 | Steady all year |
| August | 6.5 | #3 | 78°F | 57°F | 10 | 8.2 | Steady all year |
| September | 6.5 | #2 | 70°F | 50°F | 10 | 8.4 | Steady all year |
| October | 5.8 | #7 | 62°F | 44°F | 11 | 7.0 | Steady all year |
| November | 4.9 | #9 | 51°F | 36°F | 10 | 5.1 | Steady all year |
| December | 4.5 | #11 | 45°F | 31°F | 15 | 4.3 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby places in July
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Basel & northwest Switzerlandabout 30 miles
Balanced Overall 6.4 · Very good weather, 79°F (26°C) · Steady all year · Cost expensive
Lucerne & central Switzerlandabout 30 miles
Balanced Overall 5.4 · Very good weather, 77°F (25°C) · Peak season · Cost expensive
TyrolInnsbruck · Austria · about 130 miles
Balanced Overall 6.6 · Very good weather, 76°F (24°C) · Busy season · Cost pricey
Milan, Lake Como & LombardyItaly · about 130 miles
Balanced Overall 5.8 · Very good weather, 86°F (30°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Munich & Upper BavariaGermany · about 150 miles
Balanced Overall 6.6 · Very good weather, 77°F (25°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Elsewhere in Europe
Same dates, elsewhere in Europe
Zurich's weather ranks 9 of 28 mountain regions this month. We found no mountain regions outside Switzerland with a weather score at least 1.0 point higher on these dates.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 100% of the busiest and 25% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are. That means about 25,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 37% of them from Switzerland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 4,800 more: 20 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 77 |
| How our weather was checked | 7 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (1.1°C), night lows within 1°F (0.5°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 15 |
| Busiest month here | July · 15 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.5% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 34th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 37% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 20 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.8% |
| National hotel-price season | Switzerland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (+4% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 1.6 million |
| Statistical region | CH04 · Zürich |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.