Climate - Freiburg (Switzerland)

The climate of Freiburg is moderately continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
Freiburg im Üechtland is located in the western part of the Swiss plateau, 600 meters (2,000 feet) above sea level.
The winter is cold and gray. There may be relatively mild periods, when Atlantic currents prevail, and other colder periods, when the temperature drops below freezing.
Sometimes, there can be cold spells, in which temperatures can drop as low as -15 °C (5 °F) or even below.
In summer, the temperatures are generally pleasant and lend themselves to outdoor activities, although sometimes there can be rains and thunderstorms.
At times, hot periods can occur, generally of short duration, which in recent years are becoming more frequent due to global warming, and in which the temperature can exceed 32 °C (90 °F).
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 0.3 °C (32 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.7 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 1075 millimeters (42.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 55 mm (2.2 in) in the driest months (January, February) to 125 mm (4.9 in) in the wettest (May). In late spring and in summer, the rains are more abundant because they often occur in the form of thunderstorm. On average, 63 cm (25 in) of snow fall per year. Here is the average precipitation.

Best Time

The best time to visit Freiburg is from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest of the year. However, we cannot exclude some rain, or a bit of cool weather, or even cold, especially in May and early June.