Weather for Zurich

Best time to visit:

Zurich enjoys a relatively typical continental climate, with summers (June to August) seeing average temperatures of more than 21˚C (70˚F). Another attraction of visiting during this period is the chance to swim in Lake Zurich or the Limmat. Temperatures drop significantly over winter, but the city’s arts scene and visitor attractions make it a year-round destination. The Christmas markets are always a big draw.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Thu	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	- 1 °C	0.1mm	4 nnw	61% 1,030mb Good
Fri	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	- 7 °C	0.1mm	11 ne	71% 1,032mb Good
Sat	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	- 8 °C	0.3mm	10 ne	71% 1,028mb Good
Sun	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 5 °C	0mm	6 ne	66% 1,029mb Good
Mon	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 1 °C	0mm	2 nnw	54% 1,028mb Good
Tue	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	0 °C	0.3mm	4 wsw	68% 1,024mb Good
Wed	Mod Snow	Patchy moderate snow	2 °C	0mm	10 wsw	90% 1,020mb Moderate
Thu	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 °C	0mm	6 ne	80% 1,020mb Good
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 °C	0mm	6 ne	85% 1,022mb Good

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Wed	Clear	Clear skies	- 1 1 °C	0.2mm	4 nne	93% 1,034mb Good
Thu	Mist	Mist	- 1 4 °C	0.2mm	6 ne	95% 1,034mb Poor
Fri	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	- 1 5 °C	0mm	7 ne	93% 1,033mb Good
Sat	Mist	Mist	- 1 3 °C	0.5mm	5 nne	94% 1,031mb Poor
Sun	Clear	Clear skies	- 1 1 °C	0.5mm	3 nne	92% 1,031mb Good
Mon	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	- 4 °C	0.5mm	2 ssw	85% 1,030mb Good
Tue	Occ Light Snow	Patchy light snow	0 °C	0.5mm	7 ssw	92% 1,022mb Good
Wed	Occ Light Snow	Patchy light snow	- 1 3 °C	0mm	4 wsw	96% 1,033mb Good
Thu	Freezing Fog	Freezing fog	- 1 3 °C	0mm	4 ene	97% 1,029mb Poor

Last updated at 00:05, Thursday 09 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for Zurich from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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