Gstaad vs Zürich: which is better, month by month

Zürich beats Gstaad in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (88 vs 14) — while Gstaad wins November to February; they are within 3 points in March.

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.

Gstaad vs Zürich — all 12 months

MonthGstaadZürichWinnerGap
January87Acold, soaked, clean air48Fcold, rainy, clean airGstaad39
February79Bcold, rainy, clean air62Ccold, a little rain, muggy airGstaad17
March69Ccold, rainy, clean air70Bcold, a little rain, reliable snowTie1
April53Dcool, rainy, clean air78Bcool, rainy, clean airZürich25
May35Fcool, soaked, clean air79Bnice, rainy, clean airZürich44
June14Fnice, soaked, clean air88Awarm, rainyZürich74
July12Fwarm, soaked, clean air81Awarm, soakedZürich69
August16Fwarm, soaked, clean air84Awarm, rainyZürich68
September20Fnice, rainy, clean air86Anice, rainy, clean airZürich66
October31Fcool, rainy, clean air73Bcool, rainy, clean airZürich42
November74Bcold, rainy, clean air60Ccold, rainy, clean airGstaad14
December82Acold, soaked, clean air50Dcold, rainy, muggy airGstaad32

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (14 vs 88). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Gstaad

🇨🇭 Switzerland · mild climate

Best month
January 87/100
Months won
4 of 12

Zürich

🇨🇭 Switzerland · mild climate

Best month
June 88/100
Months won
7 of 12

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