Switzerland in December

December is Switzerland's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 18 destinations average 67/100, led by St. Moritz at 90 — -5°C and 12 rainy days — while Lugano is warmer at 7°C and scores 62.

#6 of 12 months for Switzerland · 18 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇨🇭 Switzerland, month by month

67/100 in December

Where in Switzerland in December

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	St. Moritz	Ski resort	-5°C	89 mm · 12 days	90 tier S	Yes
2	Laax	Ski resort	-2°C	108 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	Yes
3	Davos	Ski resort	-1°C	94 mm · 13 days	86 tier A	Yes
4	Verbier	Ski resort	-2°C	152 mm · 14 days	84 tier A	Yes
5	Andermatt	Ski resort	1°C	160 mm · 15 days	82 tier A	—
6	Gstaad	Ski resort	1°C	173 mm · 14 days	82 tier A	Yes
7	Zermatt	Ski resort	-1°C	113 mm · 13 days	82 tier A	Yes
8	Engelberg	Ski resort	1°C	135 mm · 15 days	81 tier A	Yes
9	Lugano	City	7°C	65 mm · 5 days	62 tier C	—
10	Interlaken	Trekking hub	2°C	138 mm · 14 days	61 tier C	—
11	Grindelwald	Trekking hub	2°C	148 mm · 14 days	60 tier C	—
12	Basel	City	4°C	55 mm · 11 days	54 tier D	—
13	Geneva	City	3°C	84 mm · 10 days	51 tier D	—
14	Zürich	City	3°C	91 mm · 11 days	50 tier D	—
15	Montreux	City	5°C	159 mm · 14 days	49 tier F	—
16	Lausanne	City	3°C	140 mm · 14 days	48 tier F	—
17	Bern	City	2°C	98 mm · 14 days	46 tier F	—
18	Lucerne	City	3°C	135 mm · 15 days	46 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Switzerland in December

Christmas and New Year ski peak · St. Moritz and 6 more places · 20 Dec – 6 Jan (usually)
Spengler Cup · Davos · 26–31 Dec
Christmas and New Year · Gstaad · 20 Dec – 6 Jan
New Year Music Festival · Gstaad · 26 Dec – 10 Jan (usually)
Ski jumping World Cup · Engelberg · 18–20 Dec
Natale in Piazza · Lugano · 26 Nov – 6 Jan
Christmas markets · Geneva and 2 more places · 18 Nov – 24 Dec (usually)
Course de l'Escalade · Geneva · 5–6 Dec

Seasons in force

Ski season · 12 places Avalanche season · 1 place Fog season · 1 place Off-season shutdown · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 13 of Switzerland's 13 well-known places this month.

Better months for Switzerland

March · 75/100 February · 72/100 April · 72/100 Weakest: July · 51/100

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