Best time to visit Wirzweli

The climate in Wirzweli through the year

When to go

No month in Wirzweli reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 56 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 14°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 42 % of the time. June and August–September are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–55. The lowest score is in December (17), when days are cool at around 4°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (21°C) is about 18 degrees warmer than a January day (3°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in January and February. August is the wettest month with 172 mm and February the driest with 72 mm, out of about 1,390 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 60 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Wirzweli lies about 1,000 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 7 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. Wirzweli scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): September, up to 65
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–November, up to 84
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in January

How it compares

Of the 38 destinations Eddigo covers in Switzerland, Wirzweli is the 13th warmest over the year and the 12th wettest. In July, when Wirzweli scores 56, Brunni (29 km away) scores 56 and Axalp (35 km away) scores 50. In December, when Wirzweli is at its lowest, Nice in France scores 55 and lies 370 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.