Canton of Vaud · Switzerland
Vevey in January
In January, Vevey averages a daytime high of 1 °C and a night-time low of -4 °C, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Vevey has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 1 °C
- Average low
- -4 °C
- Rain in the month
- 80 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 71
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Vevey
January is the coolest 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, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings 80 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 92 mm (1107 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h, 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 January a good time to visit Vevey?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 1 °C is below 18 °C. 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 January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
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.