When to go · Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee in August
Great month. Inside Saas-Fee's best window: Jul–Sep for hiking; Dec–Apr for skiing; the glacier ski area also opens in summer.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 18°C64°F / 6°C43°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Switzerland overall
- Prices
- High
- Switzerland overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Saas-Fee
Inside Saas-Fee's best window: Jul–Sep for hiking; Dec–Apr for skiing; the glacier ski area also opens in summer.
Weather in August
- Saas-FeeHighs around 18 °C, lows around 6 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 64 °F, lows around 43 °F, rain on about 11 days
- Valais and Engadin, Switzerland · Zermatt, Saas-Fee, Verbier, St Moritzbest weather
The sunniest and driest Alpine valleys; high resorts keep snow into April. Lifts close in May and November.
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 warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast