Zermatt weather in July

In July, Zermatt sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 188 mm of precipitation across 19.6 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 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zermatt's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zermatt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
188 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:58 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Zermatt is municipality in Visp district, canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Density
27/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 14°C through the month.

A typical July day in Zermatt reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
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7145
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10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
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22145
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26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How July really feels in Zermatt

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.

Zermatt 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-8° / -15°10012.113.18.90.0
Feb-6° / -14°8011.212.2100.0
Mar-2° / -10°9012.213.611.60.0
Apr / -6°1441515.113.30.0
May / -1°18718.512.314.70.4
Jun11° / 17319.54.415.52.2
Jul14° / 18819.6115.23.2
Aug13° / 18419.41.3143.0
Sep10° / 13715.54.812.31.8
Oct / -3°13011.78.810.70.2
Nov-2° / -9°17313.714.49.20.0
Dec-7° / -14°10212.313.48.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54852
64852
74753
84753
94852
104852
114852
124951
134951
144951
154951
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284753
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Zermatt gets around 188 mm of rain and snow over 19.6 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 precipitation averages around 63% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1625
2625
3635
4635
5635
6635
7635
8635
9635
10635
11625
12625
13625
14625
15625
16634
17634
18634
19633
20633
21643
22642
23642
24642
25641
26641
27641
28641
29651
30652
31652

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:14 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)
115.54:478:18
215.54:478:18
315.54:488:17
415.54:498:17
515.54:498:17
615.44:508:17
715.44:518:16
815.44:518:16
915.44:528:15
1015.44:538:15
1115.34:548:14
1215.34:548:14
1315.34:558:13
1415.34:568:13
1515.24:578:12
1615.24:588:11
1715.24:598:10
1815.25:008:10
1915.15:018:09
2015.15:028:08
2115.15:038:07
2215.05:048:06
2315.05:058:05
2415.05:068:04
2514.95:078:03
2614.95:088:02
2714.95:098:01
2814.85:118:00
2914.85:127:59
3014.75:137:57
3114.75:147:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Zermatt?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zermatt.

What to pack for Zermatt in July

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

In July, Zermatt sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Zermatt 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 Zermatt peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zermatt?

Zermatt sits at 46.0°N, 7.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Sierre, 34 km away.

SierreSittenDomodossolaAostaMartigny-VilleVerbania

Topography around Zermatt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zermatt has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,598 m around an average of 2,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,639 m.

The land around Zermatt is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, snow and ice (46%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,598 m
16 km
3,378 m
80 km
4,639 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Sierre 34 km · Sitten 38 km · Domodossola 43 km · Aosta 46 km · Martigny-Ville 53 km · Biella 56 km · Ivrea 62 km · Verbania 63 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 Zermatt (46.02°, 7.7486°, elevation 0 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).