Geneva weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇭 Switzerland · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Geneva is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with July and June close behind. Geneva averages about 2,093 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,093
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,108 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1.2M
- Elevation
- 418 m
When is the best time to visit Geneva?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Geneva is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 98 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Geneva?
Geneva gets a moderate 2,093 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 5 destinations in Switzerland for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 1,108 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 98 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 73 mm | 2 |
| March | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 90 mm | 3 |
| April | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 7° / 45°F | 75 mm | 4 |
| May | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 111 mm | 5 |
| June | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 100 mm | 6 |
| July | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 93 mm | 7 |
| August | 73 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 99 mm | 6 |
| September | 77 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 76 mm | 4 |
| October | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 91 mm | 2 |
| November | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 96 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 106 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lyon France · 97 km · best in Jul · 2,190 h sun/yr
- Grenoble France · 115 km · best in Sep · 2,189 h sun/yr
- Bern Switzerland · 130 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
- Turin Italy · 166 km · best in Jul · 2,205 h sun/yr
- Basel France · 186 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Milan Italy · 214 km · best in Jul · 2,241 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Annecy France · 34 km · 2,206 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Chambéry France · 69 km · 2,190 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Dole France · 103 km · 1,920 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Geneva compares month by month: Geneva vs Turin · Geneva vs Lyon · Geneva vs Grenoble · Geneva vs Bern · all comparisons
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