Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Neuchâtel is
moderately continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
The city is located on the shores of the lake of the same name, which are located at 430 meters (1,400 feet) above sea level.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 1.3 °C (34 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 20 °C (68 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Neuchâtel - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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| Max (°C) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
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| Min (°F) | 30 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 32 |
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| Max (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
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amounts to 980 millimeters (38.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 65 mm (2.6 in) in the driest month (February) to 105 mm (4.1 in) in the wettest (August). Here is the average precipitation.
Neuchâtel - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 70 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 105 | 95 | 90 | 75 | 90 | 980 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 38.6 |
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| Days | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 120 |
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On average, there are around 1,640
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Neuchâtel - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Neuchâtel 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.