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Weather in Switzerland

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Grisons
500 m: up to 20 °C
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1,000 m: up to 13 °C
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2,000 m: up to 8 °C
In the north, south, west and east, the day will be partly cloudy with sunny intervals. Mostly cloudy skies in the midday will give way to some sunny breaks in the evening. The snow line is situated at approximately 3000 above sea level. There is a gentle wind coming from the southwest.
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Valais
1,000 m: up to 12 °C
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2,000 m: up to 6 °C
The weather in the north will be cloudy with a small amount of rain in the morning. In the midday, clouds will break for some late day sunshine. The weather will be quite fair with sunny periods in the noon, becoming cloudy in the evening. In the south, the day will be partly cloudy with sunny intervals. The forenoon is mostly cloudy, refreshed with some occasional rain in the night. The sky is covered by clouds today in the east. The temperature is about 13 °C. The west has to expect some scattered showers today at a temperature of 12 °C. The snow line runs at approximately 2000 above sea level. There is a gentle breeze blowing from the northeast.
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Bernese Oberland
500 m: up to 17 °C
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1,000 m: up to 13 °C
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2,000 m: up to 6 °C
Today's weather in the north is marked by some rain every now and then, reaching temperatures of about 14 °C. In the south, the day will be partly cloudy with sunny intervals. The forenoon is mostly cloudy, refreshed with some occasional rain in the night. In the east, the day will be partly cloudy with sunny intervals. The forenoon is mostly cloudy, refreshed with some occasional rain in the night. Today's weather in the west is marked by some rain every now and then, reaching temperatures of about 14 °C. The snow line runs at approximately 3000 above sea level. Temperatures are not far from normal, but the breeze from the west keeps it from feeling as warm as it could if there were no wind.
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Eastern Switzerland
500 m: up to 18 °C
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1,000 m: up to 14 °C
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2,000 m: up to 4 °C
In the north, the forenoon is mostly cloudy, refreshed with some occasional rain in the midday. Scattered showers are expected to give way to some clouds in the evening. The sky is covered by clouds today in the south. The temperature is about 19 °C. In the east, the day will be partly cloudy with sunny intervals. The forenoon is mostly cloudy, refreshed with some occasional rain in the night. In the west, the forenoon is mostly cloudy, refreshed with some occasional rain in the midday. Throughout the day, there might be a chance of showers. There is a gentle breeze blowing from the southwest.
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Four cultures and three natural landscapes

When you plan to spend your holidays in Switzerland, you probably firstly think of impressive high peaks like the Matterhorn, tradition-steeped holiday places such as St. Moritz and wild goats in the picturesque idyll of the Alps. The truth is, Switzerland has much more to offer with a diversity of landscapes, cultural regions and cities like Zurich or Basel.

 

Switzerland is divided into four cultural and linguistic regions: German-speaking Switzerland, the French-speaking part and the Italian and Rhaeto-Romanic parts of the country. The German-speaking part covers the largest territory. It includes the north-west, east and central part of Switzerland as well as parts of the midland and the Swiss Alps. The French-speaking part includes the cantons Geneva, Jura, Neuenburg and Waadt. Bern, Freiburg and Valais are bilingual. The Italian part of Switzerland then are the canton Tessin and parts of Grisons. The Rhaeto-Romans are an own ethnic group in Grisons.

 

There are three kinds of natural landscapes: the Jura mountains, the midland and the Alps, which constitute the biggest part. The Jura, with a length of about 300 kilometers, is confined by the midland, the Hochrhein and the Burgundy Gate. Lake Geneva and Lake Constance as well as the river Rhine, form the natural borders of the midland. The most famous holiday destinations are in the Alps, which attract skiers in winter, and hikers and mountain bikers in summer. In Grisons you will find the Swiss national park, the oldest one in the Alps.

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