Interlaken vs Zürich: which is better, month by month

Interlaken beats Zürich in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (62 vs 48) — while Zürich 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.

Interlaken vs Zürich — all 12 months

MonthInterlakenZürichWinnerGap
January62Ccold, rainy, clean air48Fcold, rainy, clean airInterlaken14
February71Bcold, rainy, clean air62Ccold, a little rain, muggy airInterlaken9
March78Bcool, rainy, clean air70Bcold, a little rain, reliable snowInterlaken8
April85Acool, rainy, clean air78Bcool, rainy, clean airInterlaken7
May84Anice, soaked, clean air79Bnice, rainy, clean airInterlaken5
June76Bwarm, soaked, clean air88Awarm, rainyZürich12
July74Bwarm, soaked, clean air81Awarm, soakedZürich7
August77Bwarm, soaked, clean air84Awarm, rainyZürich7
September86Anice, soaked, clean air86Anice, rainy, clean airTie0
October81Acool, rainy, clean air73Bcool, rainy, clean airInterlaken8
November69Ccold, rainy, clean air60Ccold, rainy, clean airInterlaken9
December61Ccold, rainy, clean air50Dcold, rainy, muggy airInterlaken11

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (62 vs 48). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Interlaken

🇨🇭 Switzerland · mild climate

Best month
September 86/100
Months won
8 of 12

Zürich

🇨🇭 Switzerland · mild climate

Best month
June 88/100
Months won
3 of 12

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