Switzerland in October

October is Switzerland's 8th-best month (rank 8 of 12): its 18 destinations average 62/100, led by Interlaken at 81 — 15°C and 13 rainy days — while St. Moritz is cooler at 7°C and scores 63.

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

🇨🇭 Switzerland, month by month

62/100 in October

Where in Switzerland in October

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Interlaken	Trekking hub	15°C	121 mm · 13 days	81 tier A	—
2	Grindelwald	Trekking hub	13°C	140 mm · 15 days	79 tier B	—
3	Basel	City	15°C	64 mm · 10 days	75 tier B	—
4	Lugano	City	18°C	180 mm · 9 days	74 tier B	—
5	Geneva	City	15°C	88 mm · 9 days	73 tier B	—
6	Lausanne	City	14°C	100 mm · 12 days	73 tier B	—
7	Zürich	City	14°C	89 mm · 10 days	73 tier B	—
8	Montreux	City	15°C	115 mm · 13 days	72 tier B	—
9	Bern	City	14°C	85 mm · 12 days	71 tier B	—
10	Lucerne	City	14°C	127 mm · 14 days	70 tier B	—
11	St. Moritz	Ski resort	7°C	144 mm · 13 days	63 tier C	—
12	Zermatt	Ski resort	10°C	160 mm · 13 days	51 tier D	—
13	Andermatt	Ski resort	11°C	204 mm · 14 days	50 tier D	—
14	Verbier	Ski resort	10°C	111 mm · 13 days	46 tier F	—
15	Davos	Ski resort	11°C	125 mm · 13 days	45 tier F	—
16	Laax	Ski resort	11°C	138 mm · 14 days	45 tier F	—
17	Engelberg	Ski resort	12°C	134 mm · 14 days	36 tier F	—
18	Gstaad	Ski resort	13°C	124 mm · 14 days	31 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 October 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 October

JazzContreBand · Geneva · 1–31 Oct
Rendez-vous Bundesplatz · Bern · 17 Oct – 21 Nov
Larches turn gold · Davos · 5–30 Oct (usually)
Basler Herbstmesse · Basel · 24 Oct – 12 Nov (usually)

Seasons in force

Trail season · 10 places Ski season · 6 places Summer season opens · 5 places Harvest · 2 places Fog season · 1 place Foraging season · 1 place Off-season shutdown · 1 place

Better months for Switzerland

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

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