Frutigen climate — normals and trends
Frutigen (Switzerland) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 1,730 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 (9.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Frutigen averages 239 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.
Frutigen has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 266 to 212 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -34.1 °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
FrutigenCanton of Bern
- coords
- 46.59°, 7.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.0°C
Average daily high
4.2°C
Average daily low
-3.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,730mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
6.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
239 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
190 d/yr
Annual snowfall
739.1 cm
Average feels-like high
1.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
26.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-34.1 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
94 mm
27 September 1942
Windiest day
18.4 km/h
27 February 1990
Strongest gust
154.8 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
26.8 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-39.1 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
59.5 cm
14 February 1990
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 143 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -0.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 46 mm | -90 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | -83 mm |
| Apr | 6.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 133 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 8.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 170 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +7.2 °C | 102 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 14.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 262 mm | +91 mm |
| Aug | 17.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 176 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 11.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 165 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 6.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 169 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 0.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 128 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | -1.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 44 mm | -111 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Frutigen?
Frutigen has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 1,730 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Frutigen?
The hottest day measured in Frutigen between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 26.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Frutigen?
The coldest day measured in Frutigen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -34.1 °C.
Does it snow in Frutigen?
Yes. Frutigen gets on average 739.1 cm of snow per year and has around 239 frost days.
Has the climate of Frutigen warmed?
Yes: Frutigen warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Frutigen?
The wettest day measured in Frutigen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1942, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Frutigen?
The windiest day measured in Frutigen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1990, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Frutigen?
The warmest month in Frutigen is July (9.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Frutigen?
Frutigen receives on average 1,730 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Frutigen?
Frutigen gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Frutigen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Frutigen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1990, with 59.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Frutigen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Frutigen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Frutigen?
In Frutigen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.8 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -39.1 °C on 7 January 1985.
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