Switzerland recorded the coldest temperatures of a winter season in 2024, as well as its mildest February on record. The year also brought the Northern Lights to Switzerland, along with heavy rains that triggered flooding and landslides.
Many of these extraordinary weather events have been captured in stunning photographs, curated by the team at the public broadcaster’s weather service, SRF Meteo.
January 19, 2024: Steinhausen, canton Zug
Lars Fuchs
February 18, 2024: Hoher Kasten, between St Gallen and Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Andreas Rusterholz
Jura range, in canton Solothurn
Andy Büttiker
April 13, 2024: Ballmoos, canton Bern
Tobias Messerli
May 30, 2024: Herzogenbuchsee, canton Bern
Michael Wüthrich
June 22, 2024: Aesch, canton Basel Country
Christian Bieri
July 12, 2024: Mont Vully, canton Vaud
Pablo Marmora
August 12, 2024: Zurich city, in canton Zurich
Nadine Spielmann
September 18, 2024: Furka area, between canton Uri and Valais
Peter Limacher
October 12, 2024: Belchenflue, canton Basel Country
Kevin Buess
November 17, 2024: Fiescheralp, canton Valais
Esther Verri
December 25th: Saas-Fee, canton Valais
Petra Montandon
Now it’s your turn to choose your favourite for “The Picture of the Year.” Voting is open until Friday, January 10, 2025. To cast your vote, visit the SRF Meteo websiteExternal link.
Have you captured a weather photograph from Switzerland that you would like to share to be considered for “Picture of the Month”?
Ticino records year’s highest temperature at 35.8°C
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The heatwave intensified in Ticino on Saturday, with Biasca recording the highest temperature of the year so far at 35.8°C at 3:40 pm. In Basel, the Rhine Valley, Lake Geneva basin, and Valais, temperatures are expected to rise significantly from Sunday onwards.
Switzerland records coldest temperatures of winter season
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Near Buffalora on the Ofen Pass in eastern Switzerland, the mercury dropped to -28°C (-18.4°F), the lowest temperature recorded so far this winter.
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