Grindelwald weather in July

In July, Grindelwald sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 184 mm of precipitation across 21.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Grindelwald's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grindelwald's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
184 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:55 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical July day in Grindelwald reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
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21145
22145
23146
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28156
29156
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31156

How July really feels in Grindelwald

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

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

Grindelwald weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -13°14813.915.18.80.0
Feb-5° / -12°12112.613.5100.0
Mar-2° / -9°12715.116.211.60.0
Apr / -5°12314.81513.30.0
May / -1°15718.711.814.80.5
Jun12° / 16219.95.315.62.3
Jul14° / 18421.6215.33.1
Aug14° / 17519.92143.0
Sep10° / 12814.85.712.41.8
Oct / -3°13012.79.310.60.3
Nov-2° / -8°15214.7159.20.0
Dec-6° / -12°14914.6168.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73367
83466
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143763
153763
163763
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203862
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293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Grindelwald gets around 184 mm of rain and snow over 21.6 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 69% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1698
2698
3708
4708
5708
6708
7709
8709
9709
10699
11699
126810
136810
14689
15679
16689
17688
18688
19687
20687
21686
22696
23695
24695
25694
26704
27704
28704
29703
30703
31694

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:438:19
215.64:448:19
315.64:448:19
415.64:458:18
515.54:468:18
615.54:468:18
715.54:478:17
815.54:488:17
915.54:498:17
1015.44:498:16
1115.44:508:16
1215.44:518:15
1315.44:528:14
1415.34:538:14
1515.34:548:13
1615.34:558:12
1715.34:568:12
1815.24:578:11
1915.24:588:10
2015.24:598:09
2115.15:008:08
2215.15:018:07
2315.15:028:06
2415.05:038:05
2515.05:048:04
2615.05:058:03
2714.95:068:02
2814.95:088:01
2914.85:097:59
3014.85:107:58
3114.85:117:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Grindelwald?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Grindelwald.

What to pack for Grindelwald in July

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

In July, Grindelwald sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Grindelwald in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Grindelwald peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grindelwald?

Grindelwald sits at 46.6°N, 8.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Lauterbrunnen, 10 km away.

ThunSteffisburgKriensLittauLucerneSierre

Topography around Grindelwald

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grindelwald has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,970 m around an average of 1,409 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,525 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,318 m.

The land around Grindelwald is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), snow and ice (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,970 m
16 km
3,525 m
80 km
4,318 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Lauterbrunnen 10 km · Interlaken 15 km · Thun 35 km · Steffisburg 35 km · Kriens 49 km · Littau 50 km · Lucerne 52 km · Sierre 53 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 Grindelwald (46.624°, 8.036°, elevation 0 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).