Canton of Vaud · Switzerland
Vevey in August
In August, Vevey averages a daytime high of 21 °C and a night-time low of 11 °C, with about 118 mm of rain over the month. Vevey has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 21 °C
- Average low
- 11 °C
- Rain in the month
- 118 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 14 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 71
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Vevey
August is tied for the warmest month in Vevey by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 1 °C to 21 °C and the lows from -4 °C to 11 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 5 °C cooler than August.
August brings 118 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 92 mm (1107 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 14 h 10 min, against 8 h 40 min at the shortest and 15 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 °C | -4 °C | 80 mm | |
| February | 2 °C | -4 °C | 69 mm | |
| March | 7 °C | -2 °C | 68 mm | |
| April | 11 °C | 1 °C | 78 mm | |
| May | 15 °C | 6 °C | 101 mm | |
| June | 19 °C | 9 °C | 101 mm | |
| July | 21 °C | 11 °C | 104 mm | |
| August | 21 °C | 11 °C | 118 mm | |
| September | 16 °C | 8 °C | 96 mm | |
| October | 11 °C | 5 °C | 94 mm | |
| November | 6 °C | 0 °C | 101 mm | |
| December | 3 °C | -3 °C | 97 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Vevey?
Not by the measure used here: about 118 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Vevey meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Switzerland in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Vevey that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Vevey
This guide lists 71 places to stay in Vevey: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 70 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 12; 1–3 km, 7; 3–10 km, 24; 10 km or more, 28.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.