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Swiss in January |
Swiss in January : Travel budget & tourist seasons.
Budget your trip depending on your departure time.
Beyond the tourist season (low, medium or high season) of the destination country, prices of your flight, hotel or all-inclusive stays may also vary depending on the demand in your country (our rates are evaluated from western Europe).
Thus, from western Europe, a stay will often be more expensive for a start during the school holidays.
In January, here's what you can expect on average:
• All-inclusive stays: 1393 € / week
• Round-trip flight: 96 €
• Tourist season: low
Climate in January, picked destinations
In January, weather conditions in Swiss make it a relatively bad trip destination. Among our chosen destinations (see below), the average temperatures you'll face in January would be between 0.0°C and 5.3°C, with exceptional possible peaks as low as -13°C and high as 16°C as observed in previous years.Depending on your exact destination, you can face more or less rain, the average amount of rain observed during January in Swiss is 65 mm and you can have between 10 and 11 rainy days. If you want to avoid rain, your preferred destination could be Zurich.
Note that the gap in temperature between the different areas in the country is low and the number of rainy days should be the same across the country. The country is rather climatically homogeneous in this season.
Based on weather conditions, our advice for one of the best destinations in Swiss during January is Zurich.
Click on the name of a city to read more details about it, have more climate data history and see weather forecasts.
| City | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| Basel | 2 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 16 | 64 | 11 |  |
| Geneva | 2 | -1 | 5 | -13 | 15 | 62 | 11 | |
| Lausanne | 2 | 0 | 5 | -11 | 15 | 71 | 11 | |
| Zurich | 2 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 16 | 64 | 10 | |
Swiss: Climate & Weather
Despite its small area, Switzerland has a very varied climate that depends on the region: The area of Ticino in the south has a Mediterranean climate; others enjoy more of a continental climate, according to differences in altitude.
Temperatures drop quickly in the mountains and the summits over 3000 meters, keep their snow all year round. According to the activities you wish to practice, you can enjoy Switzerland in all seasons: skiing in the Swiss Alps from November to April, hiking in the summer months, trips to Geneva and around the lake shore in the spring, visiting Castles in the Bernese Oberland in the fall...
Temperatures drop quickly in the mountains and the summits over 3000 meters, keep their snow all year round. According to the activities you wish to practice, you can enjoy Switzerland in all seasons: skiing in the Swiss Alps from November to April, hiking in the summer months, trips to Geneva and around the lake shore in the spring, visiting Castles in the Bernese Oberland in the fall...
Swiss: Map
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