Canton of Zurich · Switzerland
Zurich in August
In August, Zurich averages a daytime high of 23 °C and a night-time low of 13 °C, with about 146 mm of rain over the month. Zurich has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 23 °C
- Average low
- 13 °C
- Rain in the month
- 146 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 14 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 154
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Zurich
August is tied for the warmest month in Zurich by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 23 °C and the lows from -2 °C to 14 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 5 °C cooler than August.
August brings 146 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 100 mm (1200 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 14 h 10 min, against 8 h 30 min at the shortest and 16 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C | -2 °C | 64 mm | |
| February | 4 °C | -2 °C | 62 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 1 °C | 70 mm | |
| April | 14 °C | 4 °C | 83 mm | |
| May | 17 °C | 8 °C | 130 mm | |
| June | 21 °C | 12 °C | 143 mm | |
| July | 23 °C | 14 °C | 145 mm | |
| August | 23 °C | 13 °C | 146 mm | |
| September | 18 °C | 10 °C | 106 mm | |
| October | 13 °C | 7 °C | 90 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 2 °C | 83 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -1 °C | 80 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 Zurich?
Not by the measure used here: about 146 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Zurich 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 Zurich that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Zurich
This guide lists 154 places to stay in Zurich: 21 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 133 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 54; 1–3 km, 57; 3–10 km, 20; 10 km or more, 23.
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.