🇨🇭 Weather in Zermatt in April
This is what the weather in Zermatt (Valais, Switzerland) was like in April in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
3.6 °C
1.0 °C – 7.4 °C
Avg. night-time low
-4.5 °C
-6.0 °C – -2.0 °C
Avg. rain days in period
11.6
39 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
63.2 mm
26.3 mm – 116 mm
Avg. cloud cover
63 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 12.8 °C (26 Apr 2026) · Lowest temperature -16.5 °C (1 Apr 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 13 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 60Sunny
- 73Partly cloudy
- 51Cloudy
- 76Light rain
- 40Rain
Summary
- On average 3.6 °C during the day and -4.5 °C at night.
- On average 11.6 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 63.2 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Light rain.
- Warmest year: 2026 (avg. 7.4 °C), coolest: 2024 (avg. 1.0 °C).
- Wettest year: 2025 (116 mm), driest: 2026 (26.3 mm).
- Extremes: 12.8 °C on 26 Apr 2026 and -16.5 °C on 1 Apr 2026.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max7.4°Avg. min-2.0°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 26.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 47 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 12.8 °C · Min -16.5 °C
2025
Avg. max5.3°Avg. min-2.9°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 116 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.6 °C · Min -9.5 °C
2024
Avg. max1.0°Avg. min-5.5°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 75.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 82 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 8.8 °C · Min -13.9 °C
2023
Avg. max2.5°Avg. min-5.4°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 74.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 77 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 8.4 °C · Min -11.2 °C
2022
Avg. max4.4°Avg. min-5.1°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 63.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 70 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.4 °C · Min -14.9 °C
2021
Avg. max2.4°Avg. min-6.0°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 40.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 60 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.2 °C · Min -15.1 °C
2020
Avg. max4.6°Avg. min-3.5°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 48.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 46 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.8 °C · Min -12.7 °C
2019
Avg. max2.4°Avg. min-5.9°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 73.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 7.4 °C · Min -15.0 °C
2018
Avg. max1.9°Avg. min-4.0°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 62.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 64 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.0 °C · Min -12.5 °C
2017
Avg. max4.1°Avg. min-4.7°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 52.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.8 °C · Min -12.2 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Zermatt in April?
- Daytime highs averaged 3.6 °C, night-time lows -4.5 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 12.8 °C (26 Apr 2026), the lowest -16.5 °C (1 Apr 2026).
- How often does it rain in Zermatt in April?
- On average there were 11.6 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 63.2 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)