🏞 Of the land area, 44.2% has a temperate/ mesothermal climate with significant precipitation in all seasons (Cf), 55.8% has a alpine/ highland climate (H).
🧜 Of the population, 26.9% live in a temperate/ mesothermal climate with significant precipitation in all seasons (Cf), 73.1% live in a alpine/ highland climate (H).
Location | Lat. | Long. | Alt. m(ft) | Climate | Biome | Av. Temp. | Precip. |
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Basel | 47°33'N | 7°35'E | 317 (1040) | Cfb | Cool temperate moist forest | 10 (49) | 784 (31) |
Zurich | 47°23'N | 8°34'E | 558 (1829) | Cfb | Cool temperate wet forest | 9 (47) | 1101 (43) |
Santis | 47°15'N | 9°21'E | 2494 (8183) | ET | Cool temperate wet forest | -2 (29) | 2903 (114) |
Bern | 46°55'N | 7°30'E | 510 (1673) | Cfb | Boreal rain forest | 9 (47) | 986 (39) |
Montreux | 46°27'N | 6°55'E | 408 (1339) | Cfb | Boreal wet forest | 10 (51) | 1152 (45) |
Geneva | 46°15'N | 6°8'E | 412 (1353) | Cfb | Cool temperate moist forest | 10 (49) | 904 (36) |
Locarno, Ticino | 46°10'N | 8°50'E | 200 (656) | Cfa | Boreal rain forest | 13 (55) | 1840 (72) |
Lugano | 46°0'N | 8°58'E | 301 (989) | Cfb | Boreal rain forest | 12 (53) | 1604 (63) |
Interlaken | 46°40'N | 7°53'E | 574 (1883) | - | Boreal rain forest | - | 1236 (49) |
St. Moritz | 46°30'N | 9°51'E | 1833 (6014) | - | Subpolar rain tundra | - | 804 (32) |
Switzerland Average | 46°42'N | 8°9'E | 761 (2496) | Cfb | Boreal rain forest | 9 (48) | 1331 (52) |