Climate
St Moritz has an Alpine climate climate with cold, moderately snowy winters and mild, wet summers.
| Climate data for Samedan village | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18 (0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3 (37) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.18) |
25 (0.98) |
31 (1.22) |
44 (1.73) |
81 (3.19) |
87 (3.43) |
89 (3.5) |
99 (3.9) |
72 (2.83) |
59 (2.32) |
54 (2.13) |
31 (1.22) |
700 (27.56) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 95.5 |
| Source: MeteoSchweiz | |||||||||||||
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