When to go · Bern
Bern in August
Great month. Inside Bern's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C75°F / 13°C55°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Switzerland overall
- Prices
- High
- Switzerland overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Bern
Inside Bern's best window: May–Sep.
Weather in August
- BernHighs around 24 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 75 °F, lows around 55 °F, rain on about 11 days
- Plateau cities, Switzerland · Zurich, Bern, Basel, Lucernebest weather
Fog (Hochnebel) can sit over the Plateau for days in November–February while the mountains are sunny — take a train up.
- Bernese and central Alps, Switzerland · Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Engelbergbest weather
Skiing late December to early April ('best' in winter means snow); hiking late June to early October. Afternoon storms in July–August.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Switzerland overall
- High
- Prices · Switzerland overall
- High
Switzerland overall: National Day on 1 August; Locarno Film Festival; river swimming in Bern, Basel and Zurich.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast