Average Weather in Schwyz Switzerland

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In Schwyz, the summers are comfortable and wet, the winters are freezing, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 23°F to 73°F and is rarely below 13°F or above 84°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 1 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 65°F. The hottest day of the year is August 4, with an average high of 73°F and low of 55°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 17 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 43°F. The coldest day of the year is February 9, with an average low of 23°F and high of 37°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Schwyz, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Schwyz begins around June 21 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around September 22. On July 30, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 58% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 42% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 22 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around June 21. On May 8, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 37% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Schwyz varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.6 months, from May 3 to August 23, with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 52% on June 12.

The drier season lasts 8.4 months, from August 23 to May 3. The smallest chance of a wet day is 31% on March 1.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 52% on June 12.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Schwyz experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Schwyz. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around June 10, with an average total accumulation of 5.6 inches.

The least rain falls around January 27, with an average total accumulation of 1.9 inches.

Snowfall

We report snowfall in liquid-equivalent terms. The actual depth of new snowfall is typically between 5 and 10 times the liquid-equivalent amount, assuming the ground is frozen. Colder, drier snow tends to be on the higher end of that range and warmer, wetter snow on the lower end.

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Schwyz experiences some seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 28 to April 27, with a sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent snowfall of at least 0.1 inches. The most snow falls during the 31 days centered around December 28, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 27 to October 28. The least snow falls around July 22, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Schwyz varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 30 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 54 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:29 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 42 minutes later at 8:11 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:36 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 49 minutes later at 9:24 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Schwyz during 2017, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Schwyz, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Schwyz varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.6 months, from May 16 to September 5, with a peak percentage of 41% on July 5. The wind is most often from the south for 8.4 months, from September 5 to May 16, with a peak percentage of 63% on January 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 3 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.5 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 7, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 30 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.4 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 21, with an average of 1.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Schwyz are 47.021 deg latitude, 8.654 deg longitude, and 2,533 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Schwyz contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 4,685 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,296 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,752 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,995 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Schwyz is covered by grassland (55%), trees (23%), and artificial surfaces (18%), within 10 miles by trees (40%) and grassland (39%), and within 50 miles by trees (31%) and grassland (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Schwyz, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Schwyz.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Schwyz according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Schwyz is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Schwyz and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Emmen Air Base (50%, 28 kilometers, west); Dübendorf Air Base (38%, 42 kilometers, north); and Locarno Airport (12%, 96 kilometers, south).

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.