Climate - Kreuzlingen (Switzerland)

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The climate of Kreuzlingen is moderately continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
The city is located in northern Switzerland, in the Canton of Thurgau, on the shores of Lake Constance, which are located at 400 meters (1,200 feet) above sea level. On the other side of the lake, we find the German city of Constance (Konstanz).
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 -10 °C (14 °F) or even below. The temperature dropped to -18.5 °C (-1.5 °F) in January 1985, and to -19 °C (-2 °F) in January 1987.
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 temperature reached 36 °C (97 °F) in August 2003.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 0.5 °C (33 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 20.1 °C (68 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 845 millimeters (33.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 45 mm (1.8 in) in the driest months (January, February) to 100 mm (3.9 in) in the wettest (June). In late spring and in summer, the rains are more abundant because they often occur in the form of thunderstorm. Here is the average precipitation.

On average, there are around 1,710 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

The best time to visit Kreuzlingen 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.