Schwyz in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Schwyz sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 672 mm of precipitation over about 59 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 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Schwyz's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Schwyz's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 18°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Precipitation
- 672 mm
- 59 wet days
- Avg wind
- 4 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Schwyz in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.
A typical summer day in Schwyz reaches about 18°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Schwyz
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.
Schwyz 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 | -1° / -6° | 128 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1° / -6° | 117 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5° / -3° | 137 | 15.9 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 8° / -0° | 142 | 16.1 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 13° / 4° | 196 | 20.3 | 5.2 | 14.8 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 17° / 8° | 224 | 20.4 | 1.4 | 15.6 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 19° / 10° | 220 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 4.8 |
| Aug | 19° / 10° | 227 | 18.7 | 0.5 | 14 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 15° / 7° | 171 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 12.4 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 10° / 3° | 135 | 13.7 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 4° / -2° | 143 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 0° / -6° | 140 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Schwyz gets around 672 mm of rain and snow over 59 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 4 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 5.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Schwyz?
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 Schwyz for sightseeing.
What to pack for Schwyz in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Schwyz sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 59 days see rain.
UV index in Schwyz 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
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.
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.
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 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.