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Zurich in July

Warm and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

July in Zurich is warm: highs near 77°F, lows near 58°F. Rain falls on about four days a week, and the days shorten by 38 minutes from the first week to the last.July in Zurich is warm: highs near 25°C, lows near 14°C. Rain falls on about four days a week, and the days shorten by 38 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
77°F25°Caverage
Low
58°F14°Caverage
Wet days
4a week · 50% of days
Daylight
15h 30mon average

Is July a good time to visit Zurich?

Yes. July is one of Zurich's best months (June to September).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How July sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 77°F in July, against 44°F to 78°F through the year.Highs near 25°C in July, against 7°C to 26°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

50% of days in July, against 39% to 52% through the year.

Cloud cover

46% cover in July, against 46% to 67% through the year.

Daylight

15h 30m in July, against 8h 31m to 15h 53m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with July shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. June74°23°low 54°low 12°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  2. July77°25°low 58°low 14°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  3. August78°26°low 59°low 15°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Zurich sits, in July

Europe/Zurich
this place
typical high in July 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-July
5:43 AMsets 9:20 PM
Above the sea
410 mlow-lying
Latitude
47.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Bürgenstock44 km south

The land around Zurich, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Switzerland in July

high · low · wet days
See July on the planning mapThe whole year in Zurich

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Zurich. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (410 m) against the climate model's (486 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (410 m) against the climate model's (486 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.