Switzerland
Country in Europe
In brief
Area: 41,284 km². World rank 136 of 249; in Europe, 31 of 52. Agricultural land: 37.7% (2024). World rank 105 of 209; in Europe, 30 of 45. Precipitation, mm per year: 1,537 (2022). World rank 56 of 182; in Europe, 2 of 38. From 2014 to 2024: agricultural land 38.5% → 37.7%.
Territory
Elevation
- Highest point
- Dufourspitze, 4,634 m
- Lowest point
- Lake Maggiore, 195 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 1,350
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 9
- Warmest month in the capital
- July, 18°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, -1°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 1,537 2022
Climate by month: Bern
July: day 23°C, night 13°C, precipitation 121 mm
Estimate from NASA POWER: averages for 2001–2025 at the capital’s location (grid cell about 50 km across). The city itself is often 1–3 °C warmer in winter.
Table of values
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Precipitation, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | -4 | 77 |
| February | 4 | -4 | 62 |
| March | 8 | -1 | 80 |
| April | 13 | 3 | 83 |
| May | 17 | 7 | 130 |
| June | 21 | 12 | 117 |
| July | 23 | 13 | 121 |
| August | 22 | 13 | 127 |
| September | 18 | 9 | 83 |
| October | 14 | 5 | 94 |
| November | 7 | 0 | 82 |
| December | 3 | -3 | 87 |