Best time to visit Switzerland

Timing is simple in Switzerland: almost every destination here peaks in September or August, so one set of dates works for the whole country.

Averaged across every destination listed, Switzerland is at its best in September, scoring 67 out of 100, with August close behind at 66. January is the weakest month nationally at 20. The workable window is wide — 4 months sit within eight points of the best — so a trip covering several of these places has room to move.

There is real variation inside Switzerland: 15 °C annually in Luzern against 9 °C in Zermatt. Rainfall is broadly similar throughout, from 166 wet days a year in Zermatt to 182 in Luzern.