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This winter was significantly warmer than average

Wednesday, 4 March 2026 06:30

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MeteoSwiss says the winter was significantly warmer than average, despite dense fog on the Swiss Plateau in December and a bitterly cold start to the year.

The nationwide average temperature from December to February was minus 0.2 degrees Celsius — 1.6 degrees above the 1991 to 2020 norm. 

That makes this last winter the sixth warmest since records began in 1864. 

After a dry start with little snow, heavy snowfall returned in February, particularly in western Switzerland and along the northern Alps.

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