Jungfraujoch climate

Name: Jungfraujoch
Address: Bernese Alps (high research station), Switzerland

Switzerland · Bernese Alps (high research station) · 46.547° N, 7.985° E

Köppen EFice capPolar & alpine

3,463 m glaciated saddle: below freezing on average all year with permanent snow and ice.

Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 38°F / 3°C

Coldest month

January, -1°F / -19°C

Annual swing

39°F / 22°C

Wettest month

December

Driest month

September

Rain per year

10.8" / 273 mm

Snow per year

367.8" / 9342 mm

Elevation

11430 ft / 3484 m

Time zone

Europe/Zurich

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	11 / -12	-1 / -19	0.01 / 0	42.4 / 1077	66%	3.8 / 6.1	63%
February	17 / -9	3 / -16	0.01 / 0	35.8 / 910	61%	3.8 / 6.1	57%
March	15 / -9	2 / -17	0.01 / 0	37.5 / 953	70%	3.3 / 5.3	63%
April	19 / -7	7 / -14	0.03 / 1	31.6 / 801	79%	3.1 / 5.0	70%
May	25 / -4	15 / -10	0.29 / 7	36.8 / 936	86%	3.1 / 5.0	80%
June	35 / 2	22 / -5	1.92 / 49	10.4 / 265	85%	2.9 / 4.7	73%
July	38 / 3	25 / -4	3.63 / 92	6.4 / 162	85%	2.8 / 4.5	72%
August	38 / 3	24 / -4	2.67 / 68	12.4 / 316	85%	2.7 / 4.3	72%
September	34 / 1	21 / -6	0.91 / 23	14.0 / 355	84%	2.5 / 4.0	71%
October	27 / -3	16 / -9	1.00 / 25	37.8 / 960	78%	3.0 / 4.8	71%
November	18 / -8	7 / -14	0.11 / 3	47.0 / 1194	77%	2.9 / 4.7	73%
December	16 / -9	5 / -15	0.16 / 4	55.6 / 1413	70%	3.4 / 5.5	73%

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