Crans-Montana climate — normals and trends
Crans-Montana (Switzerland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 1,364 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (11.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Crans-Montana averages 225 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Crans-Montana has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 255 to 195 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -36.2 °C (on 7 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Crans-MontanaValais
- coords
- 46.31°, 7.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.2°C
Average daily high
5.9°C
Average daily low
-3.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,364mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
6.7km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
225 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
529.5 cm
Average feels-like high
3.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
28.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-36.2 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
85 mm
27 September 1942
Windiest day
16.2 km/h
27 February 1990
Strongest gust
151.9 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
28.2 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-41.4 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
54.2 cm
14 February 1990
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 112 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 1.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 28 mm | -76 mm |
| Mar | 4.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 53 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 9.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 144 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 11.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 170 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | +6.5 °C | 63 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 16.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 139 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 19.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 116 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 13.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 210 mm | +109 mm |
| Oct | 8.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 124 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 3.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 96 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 1.4 °C | +7.2 °C | 35 mm | -85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Crans-Montana?
Crans-Montana has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 1,364 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Crans-Montana?
The hottest day measured in Crans-Montana between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 28.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Crans-Montana?
The coldest day measured in Crans-Montana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -36.2 °C.
Does it snow in Crans-Montana?
Yes. Crans-Montana gets on average 529.5 cm of snow per year and has around 225 frost days.
Has the climate of Crans-Montana warmed?
Yes: Crans-Montana warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Crans-Montana?
The wettest day measured in Crans-Montana between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1942, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Crans-Montana?
The windiest day measured in Crans-Montana between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1990, with winds reaching 16.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Crans-Montana?
The warmest month in Crans-Montana is July (11.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Crans-Montana?
Crans-Montana receives on average 1,364 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Crans-Montana?
Crans-Montana gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Crans-Montana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Crans-Montana between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1990, with 54.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Crans-Montana?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Crans-Montana.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Crans-Montana?
In Crans-Montana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.2 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -41.4 °C on 7 January 1985.
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