Cham in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Cham sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 436 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Cham's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cham's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
436 mm
45 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
6.1
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Cham in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical summer day in Cham reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Cham

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cham weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°9212.97.68.70.0
Feb / -1°8511.77.4100.3
Mar10° / 9914.25.811.62.2
Apr14° / 10613.92.713.33.7
May18° / 144160.314.85.0
Jun22° / 13°14315.5015.65.7
Jul24° / 15°14615.4015.36.2
Aug23° / 15°14714.40146.3
Sep19° / 11°12312.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 10312.70.610.63.8
Nov / 106133.99.11.3
Dec / 106147.18.40.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Cham gets around 436 mm of rain over 45 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min in early June to 13 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Cham?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Cham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cham in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Cham sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cham in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cham peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cham?

Cham sits at 47.2°N, 8.5°E, 420 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Zug, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Cham

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cham.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,779 m.

The land around Cham is covered by grassland (27%), water (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
1,407 m
80 km
3,779 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
Summer weather nearby: Zug 4.0 km · Baar 5.0 km · Horgen 13 km · Adliswil 15 km · Zürich (Kreis 2) 18 km · Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen 18 km · Emmen 18 km · Lucerne 19 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cham (47.1821°, 8.4636°, elevation 420 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.