Jura Mountains · Zurich · SwitzerlandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Lägern

866 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation866 mabove sea level

Prominence425 mindependent height

Isolation17 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

47.48° N, 8.39° EElevation 866 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit866 m
Mid-mountain700 m
Valley · Boppelsen530 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Lägern in brief

Lägern rises to 866 m in the Jura Mountains, Zurich, Switzerland. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 425 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Boppelsen, 1.7 km to the SE at 530 m.

Facts

Elevation: 866 m · 2,841 ft
Prominence: 425 m
Range: Jura Mountains
Region: Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.4819, 8.3939
Nearest airport: Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 12 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Lägern by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Lägern by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	4°	9°	13°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low	-2°	-3°	0°	3°	7°	11°	12°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	92 mm	82 mm	96 mm	91 mm	128 mm	129 mm	132 mm	125 mm	105 mm	106 mm	95 mm	113 mm
Cloud cover	49%	47%	46%	45%	44%	40%	35%	35%	41%	47%	52%	53%
Daylight	8h 52	10h 16	11h 51	13h 36	15h 06	15h 56	15h 36	14h 18	12h 37	10h 56	9h 21	8h 28
Month score	25	28	25	41	55	63	65	65	64	35	23	17

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	900 m	1,000 m	1,550 m	2,100 m	2,700 m	3,250 m	3,550 m	3,550 m	2,900 m	2,250 m	1,450 m	1,000 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Lägern in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Switzerland

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Albis	915 m	–	23 km S	22°
Üetliberg	869 m	143 m	16 km SE	22°
Aeugsterberg	829 m	–	24 km S	22°
Würz	814 m	–	24 km W	23°
Felsenegg	804 m	–	21 km SE	23°
Zeiher Homberg	782 m	–	23 km W	23°
Homberg, Zeihen	782 m	–	23 km W	23°
Gislifluh	772 m	100 m	22 km W	23°