Fribourg in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Fribourg sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 459 mm of precipitation over about 49 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 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Fribourg's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Fribourg's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Precipitation
- 459 mm
- 49 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Fribourg in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.
A typical summer day in Fribourg reaches about 21°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Fribourg
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.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Fribourg 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° / -4° | 101 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 4° / -3° | 92 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 9° / -0° | 99 | 13.3 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 12° / 3° | 107 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 2.9 |
| May | 16° / 7° | 157 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 14.8 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 20° / 10° | 150 | 17.3 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 5.2 |
| Jul | 22° / 12° | 159 | 16.3 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 21° / 12° | 150 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 14 | 5.9 |
| Sep | 17° / 9° | 117 | 12.8 | 1 | 12.4 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 13° / 5° | 104 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 7° / 0° | 111 | 13.3 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 3° / -3° | 118 | 13.8 | 11 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Fribourg gets around 459 mm of rain and snow over 49 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 6 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
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.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Fribourg?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Fribourg for sightseeing.
What to pack for Fribourg in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Fribourg sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 49 days see rain.
UV index in Fribourg in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fribourg peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Fribourg?
Fribourg sits at 46.8°N, 7.2°E, 610 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Bulle, 22 km away.
Topography around Fribourg
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fribourg.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Fribourg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 642 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,279 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,826 m.
The land around Fribourg is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (34%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (35%) within 80 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
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 Fribourg (46.8024°, 7.1513°, elevation 610 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.