Bern vs Interlaken: which is better, month by month

Interlaken beats Bern in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (62 vs 44) — while Bern wins June to August; they are within 3 points in September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Bern vs Interlaken — all 12 months

MonthBernInterlakenWinnerGap
January44Fcold, rainy, clean air62Ccold, rainy, clean airInterlaken18
February59Dcold, a little rain, clean air71Bcold, rainy, clean airInterlaken12
March67Ccold, a little rain, clean air78Bcool, rainy, clean airInterlaken11
April75Bcool, rainy, clean air85Acool, rainy, clean airInterlaken10
May78Bnice, rainy, clean air84Anice, soaked, clean airInterlaken6
June92Swarm, rainy, muggy air76Bwarm, soaked, clean airBern16
July89Awarm, rainy, clean air74Bwarm, soaked, clean airBern15
August88Awarm, rainy, clean air77Bwarm, soaked, clean airBern11
September84Anice, a little rain, clean air86Anice, soaked, clean airTie2
October71Bcool, rainy, clean air81Acool, rainy, clean airInterlaken10
November57Dcold, rainy, clean air69Ccold, rainy, clean airInterlaken12
December46Fcold, rainy, clean air61Ccold, rainy, clean airInterlaken15

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (44 vs 62). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Bern

🇨🇭 Switzerland · mild climate

Best month
June 92/100
Months won
3 of 12

Interlaken

🇨🇭 Switzerland · mild climate

Best month
September 86/100
Months won
8 of 12

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