Europe · Nature travel

Best time to visit Zermatt

Late Jun, Mid Jul–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 11.6°C, with 3.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Zermatt
Photo: Chensiyuan (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Zermatt season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 7.6)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 7.9)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 5.2)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 11.7)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 10.7)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 3.7)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 16.7)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 10.2)Early Apr: Avoid (season score 13.3)Mid Apr: Avoid (season score 13.6)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 13.3)Early May: Avoid (season score 13.6)Mid May: Off-season (season score 25.9)Late May: Okay (season score 47.0)Early Jun: Good (season score 59.9)Mid Jun: Great (season score 78.5)Late Jun: Best (season score 90.3)Early Jul: Great (season score 82.2)Mid Jul: Best (season score 98.4)Late Jul: Best (season score 95.4)Early Aug: Best (season score 94.1)Mid Aug: Best (season score 100.0)Late Aug: Best (season score 97.9)Early Sep: Best (season score 89.1)Mid Sep: Good (season score 69.8)Late Sep: Good (season score 64.4)Early Oct: Okay (season score 45.4)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 46.8)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 27.8)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 14.0)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 9.7)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 2.0)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 1.0)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 5.7)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 4.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-4.4°C4.271.9%
FebruaryAvoid-4.3°C4.070.7%
MarchAvoid-2.6°C4.268.5%
AprilAvoid0.1°C4.268.8%
MayFair4.3°C5.071.9%
JuneGreat9.9°C4.364.4%
JulyBest11.9°C4.059.1%
AugustBest12.0°C3.958.0%
SeptemberGreat8.0°C3.559.4%
OctoberFair4.2°C3.966.7%
NovemberAvoid-1.2°C4.572.9%
DecemberAvoid-3.2°C4.474.5%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: COL DU GRAND ST-BERNARD(48 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.