Climate
Due to Montreux's location in the Alps, and as Lake Geneva is a mountain lake, Montreux has an alpine climate.
| Climate data for Montreux-Clarens | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12 (54) |
8 (46) |
3.3 (37.9) |
0 (32) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.54) |
86 (3.39) |
104 (4.09) |
109 (4.29) |
119 (4.69) |
157 (6.18) |
130 (5.12) |
158 (6.22) |
117 (4.61) |
104 (4.09) |
114 (4.49) |
91 (3.58) |
1,379 (54.29) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 11.6 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 12 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 11 | 11.3 | 136.4 |
| Source: MeteoSchweiz | |||||||||||||
Read more about this topic: Montreux
Famous quotes containing the word climate:
“The climate of Ohio is perfect, considered as the home of an ideal republican people. Climate has much to do with national character.... A climate which permits labor out-of-doors every month in the year and which requires industry to secure comfort—to provide food, shelter, clothing, fuel, etc.—is the very climate which secures the highest civilization.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
“There is much to be said against the climate on the coast of British Columbia and Alaska; yet, I believe that the scenery of one good day will compensate the tourists who will go there in increasing numbers.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“The climate has been described as “ten months winter and two months mighty late in the fall.””
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)