Best time to visit Gerschnialp

The climate in Gerschnialp through the year

When to go

No month in Gerschnialp reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 38 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 41 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (14), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (16°C) is about 19 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 179 mm and February the driest with 78 mm, out of about 1,480 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 90 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Gerschnialp lies about 1,800 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 12 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Gerschnialp scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 84
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 38 destinations Eddigo covers in Switzerland, Gerschnialp is the 7th coolest over the year and the 4th wettest. In July, when Gerschnialp scores 38, Axalp (30 km away) scores 50 and Sedrun (32 km away) scores 54. In May, when Gerschnialp is at its lowest, Nice in France scores 78 and lies 360 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.