Davos climate — normals and trends
Davos (Switzerland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.2 °C and it receives 1,342 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 (10.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Davos averages 235 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Davos has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 265 to 205 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.8 °C (on 26 June 2019) and the coldest -37.6 °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
DavosGrisons
- coords
- 46.80°, 9.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.2°C
Average daily high
4.7°C
Average daily low
-4.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,342mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
235 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
497.5 cm
Average feels-like high
2.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
25.8 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest day
-37.6 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
99 mm
6 August 1985
Windiest day
18.4 km/h
28 June 1981
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
26.7 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-42.4 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
49.6 cm
5 November 2014
Sunniest day
15.0 h
5 June 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 | -1.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 98 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 0.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 23 mm | -51 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 76 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 7.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 76 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 9.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 182 mm | +51 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 152 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 14.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 229 mm | +65 mm |
| Aug | 16.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 153 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 11.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 143 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 6.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 88 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | -0.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 22 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Davos?
Davos has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.2 °C and it receives 1,342 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Davos?
The hottest day measured in Davos between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2019, reaching 25.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Davos?
The coldest day measured in Davos between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -37.6 °C.
Does it snow in Davos?
Yes. Davos gets on average 497.5 cm of snow per year and has around 235 frost days.
Has the climate of Davos warmed?
Yes: Davos warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Davos?
The wettest day measured in Davos between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1985, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Davos?
The windiest day measured in Davos between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1981, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Davos?
The warmest month in Davos is July (10.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Davos?
Davos receives on average 1,342 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Davos?
Davos gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Davos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Davos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 2014, with 49.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Davos?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Davos.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Davos?
In Davos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.7 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -42.4 °C on 7 January 1985.
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