Grindelwald Weather in August
Grindelwald in August
The short of it: Grindelwald in August averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 92 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Grindelwald an average August high of 13°, a low of 5° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 13°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 30 min in mid-August, 62 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Grindelwald runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Legana, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Grindelwald, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h