Sierre in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Sierre sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 377 mm of precipitation over about 47 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early June to 16°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Sierre's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sierre's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
377 mm
47 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
4.7
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Sierre in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early June to 16°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Sierre reaches about 17°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Sierre

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.

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

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

Sierre 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -14°11812.213.18.80.0
Feb-2° / -12°9811.411.8100.0
Mar / -7°10113.113.111.60.0
Apr / -3°10613.510.913.30.4
May11° / 13816.46.214.72.1
Jun15° / 13116.71.515.53.9
Jul17° / 12716.10.815.25.0
Aug17° / 11913.80.7145.2
Sep13° / 10612.82.412.33.6
Oct / -1°10212.36.210.71.6
Nov / -8°12213.111.69.20.0
Dec-4° / -13°12513.1148.50.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitationSnow

Sierre gets around 377 mm of rain and snow over 47 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min in early June to 13 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Sierre?

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.

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Sierre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sierre in Summer

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

In summer, Sierre sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 47 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Sierre in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Sierre peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sierre?

Sierre sits at 46.3°N, 7.5°E, 528 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Sitten, 16 km away.

ZermattMartigny-VilleLauterbrunnenMontheyMontreuxInterlakenThun

Topography around Sierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sierre has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,154 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,920 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,591 m.

The land around Sierre is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,154 m
16 km
2,920 m
80 km
4,591 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
Summer weather nearby: Sitten 16 km · Zermatt 34 km · Martigny-Ville 41 km · Lauterbrunnen 44 km · Monthey 45 km · Montreux 50 km · Interlaken 50 km · Thun 51 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 Sierre (46.2919°, 7.5356°, elevation 528 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.