Montreux weather in July

In July, Montreux sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 168 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Montreux's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montreux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:00 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Montreux is municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 10.6 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
778/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Montreux reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Montreux

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.

Montreux 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 / -5°12313.311.38.80.0
Feb / -4°11111.810.5100.0
Mar / -1°11413.69.111.60.8
Apr11° / 11715.16.513.32.2
May15° / 16518.21.614.83.7
Jun19° / 10°16218.10.215.54.9
Jul21° / 12°16816.8015.25.6
Aug21° / 12°163160145.7
Sep17° / 12613.60.412.44.9
Oct12° / 11613.32.510.73.1
Nov / -0°12713.57.59.20.6
Dec / -4°14013.910.88.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55050
64951
74951
84951
95050
105149
115149
125248
135347
145347
155446
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Montreux gets around 168 mm of rain over 16.8 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 rain averages around 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
255
356
456
556
656
756
856
956
1055
1155
1254
1354
1453
1553
1653
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2252
2352
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2652
2752
2853
2953
3053
3153

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166322
266322
366322
466322
567312
667312
767312
867312
967312
1067312
1167312
1267312
1366322
1465332
1563352
1662362
1760382
1859392
1958402
2056422
2155432
2254442
2352453
2451463
2551463
2651463
2750473
2850474
2949474
3049474
3149465

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:498:23
215.64:498:23
315.54:508:22
415.54:508:22
515.54:518:22
615.54:528:22
715.54:528:21
815.54:538:21
915.44:548:20
1015.44:558:20
1115.44:558:19
1215.44:568:19
1315.44:578:18
1415.34:588:18
1515.34:598:17
1615.35:008:16
1715.25:018:15
1815.25:028:15
1915.25:038:14
2015.15:048:13
2115.15:058:12
2215.15:068:11
2315.05:078:10
2415.05:088:09
2515.05:098:08
2614.95:108:07
2714.95:118:06
2814.95:138:04
2914.85:148:03
3014.85:158:02
3114.75:168:01

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
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255.7Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Montreux?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Montreux for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montreux in July

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

In July, Montreux sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Montreux 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 Montreux peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montreux?

Montreux sits at 46.4°N, 6.9°E, 403 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Vevey, 6.0 km away.

MontheyPullyLausanneBulleRenensMorgesThonon-les-Bains

Topography around Montreux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montreux has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,009 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,455 m.

The land around Montreux is covered by trees (43%) and water (43%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
926 m
16 km
2,009 m
80 km
4,455 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Vevey 6.0 km · Monthey 20 km · Pully 21 km · Lausanne 23 km · Bulle 23 km · Renens 27 km · Morges 33 km · Thonon-les-Bains 34 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 Montreux (46.433°, 6.9114°, elevation 403 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).