Cold waves in Switzerland
97 cold waves have been recorded in Switzerland by Global Incident Tracker, 97 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 31 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
33
Last 7 days
97
In 2026
97
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent cold waves in Switzerland
Ground frost — Lötschental - Naters
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Anniviers
Moderate
Ground frost — Conthey - Fully
Moderate
Ground frost — Turtmanntal
Moderate
Ground frost — Martigny - Verbier
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Hérens
Moderate
Ground frost — Sion - Crans-Montana
Moderate
Ground frost — Sion - Crans-Montana
Moderate
Ground frost — Martigny - Verbier
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Anniviers
Moderate
Ground frost — Conthey - Fully
Moderate
Ground frost — Turtmanntal
Moderate
Ground frost — Vispertal - Nanztal
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Hérens
Moderate
Ground frost — Lötschental - Naters
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Hérens
Moderate
Ground frost — Sion - Crans-Montana
Moderate
Ground frost — Turtmanntal
Moderate
Ground frost — Lötschental - Naters
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Anniviers
Moderate
Ground frost — Lötschental - Naters
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Anniviers
Moderate
Ground frost — Sion - Crans-Montana
Moderate
Ground frost — Turtmanntal
Moderate
Ground frost — Vispertal - Nanztal
Moderate
Ground frost — Val d'Hérens
Moderate
Ground frost — Locarnese
Moderate
Ground frost — Bellinzonese
Moderate
Ground frost — Verzasca
Moderate
Ground frost — Riviera
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most cold waves we hold for Switzerland — 97 of 97. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 0 | |
| October | 97 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Cold waves have official real-time feeds, and ours come from US NWS · Meteoalarm · national services (CAP) · news.