Naters climate — normals and trends
Naters (Switzerland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.6 °C and it receives 1,483 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 (11.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Naters averages 226 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Naters 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 254 to 198 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.5 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -33.6 °C (on 8 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
NatersValais
- coords
- 46.33°, 7.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.6°C
Average daily high
4.7°C
Average daily low
-3.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,483mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
5.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
226 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
549.9 cm
Average feels-like high
2.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
26.5 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-33.6 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
110 mm
27 September 1942
Windiest day
13.8 km/h
13 February 1940
Strongest gust
162.0 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
27.3 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-37.9 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
55.6 cm
21 March 1971
Sunniest day
15.0 h
28 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 | -4.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 122 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | -0.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 34 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 80 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 6.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 211 mm | +86 mm |
| May | 10.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 164 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +6.0 °C | 133 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 16.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 167 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 171 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 12.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 190 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 7.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 1.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 83 mm | -55 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 58 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Naters?
Naters has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.6 °C and it receives 1,483 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Naters?
The hottest day measured in Naters between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 26.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Naters?
The coldest day measured in Naters between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -33.6 °C.
Does it snow in Naters?
Yes. Naters gets on average 549.9 cm of snow per year and has around 226 frost days.
Has the climate of Naters warmed?
Yes: Naters warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Naters?
The wettest day measured in Naters between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1942, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Naters?
The windiest day measured in Naters between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, with winds reaching 13.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Naters?
The warmest month in Naters is July (11.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Naters?
Naters receives on average 1,483 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Naters?
Naters gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Naters?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Naters between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1971, with 55.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Naters?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Naters.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Naters?
In Naters, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.3 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -37.9 °C on 8 January 1985.
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