Schwyz weather in July

In July, Schwyz sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 220 mm of precipitation across 20.2 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Schwyz's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwyz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Precipitation
220 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:51 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³ · 2020

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Schwyz reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
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101810
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How July really feels in Schwyz

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.

Schwyz weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°12813.513.68.70.0
Feb / -6°11712.712.4100.0
Mar / -3°13715.913.711.60.1
Apr / -0°14216.110.213.31.3
May13° / 19620.35.214.82.8
Jun17° / 22420.41.415.64.1
Jul19° / 10°22020.20.615.34.8
Aug19° / 10°22718.70.5144.9
Sep15° / 17115.92.312.43.8
Oct10° / 13513.75.510.62.2
Nov / -2°14314.211.39.10.2
Dec / -6°14014.713.68.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54258
64258
74159
84060
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
144456
154456
164456
174456
184555
194654
204654
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264555
274555
284456
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Schwyz gets around 220 mm of rain and snow over 20.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 65% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1642
2652
3652
4652
5662
6662
7663
8663
9653
10653
11643
12643
13643
14643
15643
16633
17633
18642
19642
20642
21641
22641
23651
24651
25651
26660
27660
28660
29660
30650
31650

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
98911
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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
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154calm
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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 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 4:39 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:398:18
215.64:408:18
315.64:408:18
415.64:418:18
515.64:428:17
615.64:428:17
715.64:438:17
815.54:448:16
915.54:458:16
1015.54:458:15
1115.54:468:15
1215.54:478:14
1315.44:488:13
1415.44:498:13
1515.44:508:12
1615.34:518:11
1715.34:528:11
1815.34:538:10
1915.34:548:09
2015.24:558:08
2115.24:568:07
2215.24:578:06
2315.14:588:05
2415.14:598:04
2515.05:008:03
2615.05:018:02
2715.05:038:01
2814.95:047:59
2914.95:057:58
3014.85:067:57
3114.85:077:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
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205.5Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Schwyz?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Schwyz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Schwyz in July

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

In July, Schwyz sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Schwyz in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Schwyz 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 Schwyz?

Schwyz sits at 47.0°N, 8.7°E, 521 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Einsiedeln, 14 km away.

ZugBaarChamRapperswilLucerneHorgenJona

Topography around Schwyz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwyz has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m around an average of 711 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,013 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,827 m.

The land around Schwyz is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,408 m
16 km
2,013 m
80 km
3,827 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Einsiedeln 14 km · Zug 20 km · Baar 22 km · Cham 23 km · Rapperswil 26 km · Lucerne 27 km · Horgen 27 km · Jona 27 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 Schwyz (47.0208°, 8.6541°, elevation 521 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).