Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Geneva features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 812 mm (32.0 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Geneva enjoys an average of 3210 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Geneva are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (27 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Geneva experiences 110 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 115 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Mean maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average high | 3°C (37°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (28°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Average low | -7°C (19°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -0°C (31°F) | -4°C (24°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-2°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -11°C (12°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
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Geneva usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 118 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Geneva are January, February and November. On average, 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.2) | 24 (0.9) | 92 (3.6) | 46 (1.8) | 162 (6.4) | 96 (3.8) | 53 (2.1) | 80 (3.2) | 70 (2.7) | 95 (3.8) | 24 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Geneva are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Geneva: January, February and November receive an average of 6 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163 | 218 | 228 | 270 | 285 | 361 | 373 | 323 | 287 | 244 | 225 | 228 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 38m | 10h 40m | 11h 58m | 13h 19m | 14h 26m | 15h 0m | 14h 42m | 13h 41m | 12h 24m | 11h 4m | 9h 54m | 9h 18m |
Geneva experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Geneva UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |