Gland climate — normals and trends
Gland (Switzerland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,467 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gland averages 66 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Gland has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 12 August 2025) and the coldest -20.4 °C (on 14 February 1940).
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
GlandCanton of Vaud
- coords
- 46.42°, 6.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,467mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
156.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °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
34.5 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
14 February 1940
Wettest day
75 mm
31 July 1977
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
25 April 1972
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.8 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
31.5 cm
17 April 2005
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 | 5.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 180 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 65 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 57 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 97 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 125 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 159 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 167 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 110 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 187 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 195 mm | +83 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 154 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | -91 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gland?
Gland has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,467 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gland?
The hottest day measured in Gland between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2025, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gland?
The coldest day measured in Gland between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1940, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Gland?
Yes. Gland gets on average 156.6 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Gland warmed?
Yes: Gland warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gland?
The wettest day measured in Gland between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1977, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gland?
The windiest day measured in Gland between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1972, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gland?
The warmest month in Gland is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gland?
Gland receives on average 1,467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gland?
Gland 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 Gland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gland between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2005, with 31.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gland?
Yes: Gland has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gland?
In Gland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -27.8 °C on 10 February 1956.
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