Weather in Nidwalden

Calculated from weather data of Buochs Airport (LSZC) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	4.4	4.9	5.0	4.7	4.5	3.2
February	7.4	6.0	9.1	7.2	8.6	7.5
March	11.2	11.4	11.9	11.0	12.8	10.0
April	14.9		14.5	12.1	14.3	13.5
May	18.6		18.3	18.6	21.5	15.8
June	24.2		22.1	26.1	25.1	24.6
July	25.4		25.3	25.5	27.0	22.8
August	24.8		26.1	24.8	26.0	21.8
September	20.2		18.3	23.8	18.8	21.3
October	15.5		14.4	17.5	17.5	14.0
November	8.5		7.7	9.3	10.5	6.5
December	4.9		4.0	6.4	2.0	4.2
Average	14.2	7.4	14.8	15.6	16.2	13.8

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	-2.9	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
February	0.1	1	3	0	0	0
March	2.1	3	3	3	1	1
April	4.7		5	5	5	3
May	9.2		10	10	12	6
June	14.1		14	14	15	15
July	15.7		17	16	16	14
August	15.1		17	15	15	14
September	11.7		11	14	11	13
October	7.8		8	9	10	6
November	2.9		3	3	4	2
December	0.2		0	1	-2	0
Average	6.3	1.1	7.4	7.4	7.4	6.1

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	0	4	12	9	1
25 °C or warmer	0	43	61	65	30
20 °C or warmer	0	94	121	114	95
0 °C or colder	26	36	46	58	56

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	15.1	8	20	15	7	23
February	13.5	10	8	9	12	17
March	15.6	16	22	20	6	14
April	14.1		23	20	19	9
May	14.9		23	16	8	22
June	9.5		17	3	10	10
July	8.6		9	9	5	17
August	10.4		7	12	7	14
September	10.8		18	4	18	8
October	11.9		17	11	10	6
November	15.2		7	33	13	20
December	21.2		18	27	30	21
Average	12.8	11.8	15.8	13.8	10.6	14.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	7.1	6	7	6	7	6
February	7.4	6	6	7	8	6
March	8.0	6	9	8	7	7
April	8.1		9	7	8	8
May	7.5		7	7	7	9
June	7.2		7	8	7	7
July	7.0		7	8	7	7
August	6.8		6	7	7	6
September	6.3		6	6	6	6
October	5.8		6	6	5	6
November	6.0		6	7	6	6
December	6.6		7	7	6	6
Average	7.0	6.1	6.9	7.0	6.7	6.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	SW	W	SW	SW	SW
February	SW	E	NE	SW	NE
March	NE	NE	SE	E	NE
April		N	NE	NE	NE
May		NE	NE	E	NE
June		NE	NE	NE	NE
July		NE	E	E	NE
August		NE	E	NW	NE
September		E	E	E	NE
October		NW	E	NE	W
November		SW	W	SW	SW
December		SW	SW	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Nidwalden weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Nidwalden?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 25 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Nidwalden?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 4 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Nidwalden?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 21.2 %.

Which month is the driest in Nidwalden?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 8.6 %.