Morges in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Morges sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 322 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Morges's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Morges's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
322 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
0.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Morges in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Morges reaches about 5°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Morges

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 82 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
82
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Morges weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) 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 / 107136.88.80.0
Feb / 9211.26.7100.2
Mar / 9812.74.511.61.8
Apr12° / 9412.82.213.33.1
May16° / 120150.214.84.5
Jun20° / 13°11314.2015.55.7
Jul22° / 15°12614.3015.26.2
Aug22° / 15°11813.80146.2
Sep18° / 12°10912.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 107130.310.73.7
Nov / 11613.53.29.21.5
Dec / 12313.86.88.40.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Morges gets around 322 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Morges?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Morges.

What to pack for Morges in Winter

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

In winter, Morges sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

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UV index in Morges in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morges 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
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Morges?

Morges sits at 46.5°N, 6.5°E, 380 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Renens, 8.0 km away.

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Topography around Morges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,580 m.

The land around Morges is covered by water (36%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (36%), trees (24%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
1,158 m
80 km
4,580 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
Winter weather nearby: Renens 8.0 km · Lausanne 10 km · Pully 12 km · Thonon-les-Bains 16 km · Nyon 24 km · Vevey 27 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 32 km · Montreux 33 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 Morges (46.5113°, 6.4985°, elevation 380 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.