Weather in Geneva

Calculated from weather data of Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.6	7.0	6.2	5.4	4.5	7.0
February	9.4	11.3	9.9	9.5	9.8	12.0
March	12.5	13.5	12.8	13.1	12.0	11.9
April	16.3		14.0	15.3	14.8	19.3
May	19.9		20.1	23.3	17.1	20.6
June	25.5		26.8	27.0	25.3	22.5
July	27.9		28.6	30.1	24.3	28.1
August	27.1		28.1	28.6	23.8	27.3
September	22.5		25.1	20.8	22.3	22.8
October	17.1		18.8	19.1	15.1	14.1
November	9.7		10.0	11.5	8.0	10.5
December	6.5		8.3	4.5	5.5	6.5
Average	15.9	10.6	17.4	17.8	15.2	16.9

4th highest temperature of Switzerland

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-1.8	1	2	-1	0	-1
February	0.6	3	-1	1	1	2
March	2.8	4	4	2	2	3
April	5.2		5	5	4	6
May	9.4		11	12	7	10
June	14.4		15	15	15	13
July	16.0		17	17	15	16
August	15.2		17	16	14	15
September	11.7		14	11	13	12
October	8.0		10	11	6	7
November	3.5		4	5	3	4
December	1.0		2	0	0	1
Average	6.7	2.8	8.2	8.0	6.6	7.2

14th lowest temperature of Switzerland

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	28	34	5	19
25 °C or warmer	0	83	90	41	67
20 °C or warmer	1	137	137	121	136
0 °C or colder	21	41	46	46	46

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	16.3	18	19	5	26	9
February	10.8	7	1	11	9	22
March	11.1	7	16	2	5	11
April	8.7		14	13	7	7
May	10.6		6	5	22	8
June	6.3		4	5	4	14
July	3.5		4	1	11	1
August	6.1		10	3	6	8
September	6.1		6	9	7	6
October	11.6		16	9	10	17
November	14.5		32	15	8	3
December	21.3		21	15	21	21
Average	9.9	10.2	11.2	6.9	10.8	9.9

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	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.2	11	12	12	10	9
February	11.5	10	10	12	12	16
March	12.2	10	14	9	14	12
April	12.2		13	12	15	10
May	12.0		13	12	12	14
June	10.1		9	10	9	10
July	10.8		11	12	10	11
August	10.0		11	11	11	10
September	10.1		8	11	8	10
October	9.4		11	8	10	11
November	9.4		12	8	11	7
December	9.5		10	7	8	10
Average	10.7	10.3	11.1	10.6	10.9	10.8

3rd highest wind speed of Switzerland

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	NW	NE	W	SW
February	SW	NE	SW	S	SW
March	SW	SW	NE	NE	NE
April		E	NE	NE	E
May		NE	NE	SW	NE
June		NE	SE	NE	SW
July		SW	NE	E	NE
August		SW	NE	NE	E
September		SE	S	NE	E
October		SW	SW	NE	SW
November		SW	SW	NE	NE
December		SW	NE	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

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

Geneva weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Geneva?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 28 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Geneva?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 6 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Geneva?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 21.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Geneva?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.6 %.