Climate charts for Switzerland (Based on climate norm values)
Description
Climate diagrams allow direct climatic comparisons between two locations worldwide. The climate diagrams shown on this page have been adapted to Switzerland (temperature range from -50° to only -20° and precipitation from up to 700 mm per month to only 500 mm per month).
The climate diagrams on this page are based on standard climate values from various MeteoSwiss measuring stations.
Climate charts
Legend:
- Temperature
The line graph shows the monthly temperatures of the selected climate norm values for the selected measuring station.
- Precipitation
The scaling of the Y-axis is divided into two ranges:
From 0 to 100 mm and from 100 to 500 mm. In the 100 to 500 mm range, the values are displayed compressed by a factor of 10 compared to the 0 to 100 mm range.
The line graph shows the monthly precipitation for the selected climate norm values for the selected measuring station.
- Months
The values 1, 2, 3, etc. represent the months January, February, March, etc.
What do the climate charts show?
The climate diagram shows, among other things:
- Arid or humid
In months when the temperature line runs above the precipitation line, the location has an arid climate (= dry climate). The greater the distance between the precipitation line and the precipitation line, the drier the climate at that location.
In months when the temperature line is below the precipitation line, the climate is humid. The greater the distance between the temperature line and the precipitation line, the more humid the climate is in that location.
Of the available measuring stations, only the Sion/Sitten measuring station is located in an arid climate zone, but it is still in the humid range. All other locations are well above the arid climate zone.
- Humid
In months when rainfall exceeds 100 mm per month, conditions are humid to very humid.
- Temperature below 0°
If the temperature line is below 0°, the average temperature in the relevant months at the selected location is consistently in the frost range.
- Climate standard values
Temperature: The rise in temperature is clearly visible between the climate norm values for 1961–1990 and 1991–2020.
Precipitation: There are differences between the various climate standard values that we are unable to interpret.
What is still missing from the climate diagrams on this page
In the climate diagrams, the areas showing arid, humid and very humid climates should be coloured in.