Switzerland
Vaud
Vaud is one of the 26 regions of Switzerland; its largest place is Lausanne.
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
Best weather in OctoberBex 60
October: highs14° – 17°
Rain this month, on average117mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Jun · Aug–Sep.
Vaud at a glance
The atlas follows 672 places here month by month, with 240 mountains and 426 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, August and September.
When to go to Vaud
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 21 | 27 | 30 | 52 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 52 | 22 | 19 |
| High | 5° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 10° | 6° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 99 | 85 | 97 | 89 | 120 | 114 | 107 | 113 | 111 | 117 | 103 | 117 |
Places in Vaud
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
51OctoberLausanne
145k people
15° / 9°126 mm
55OctoberNyon
23k people
16° / 8°118 mm
55OctoberVevey
20k people
16° / 9°124 mm
56OctoberMontreux
27k people
16° / 8°109 mm
52OctoberMorges
16k people
16° / 9°124 mm
50OctoberRenens
21k people
15° / 9°117 mm
49OctoberPully
20k people
15° / 9°139 mm
54OctoberGland
13k people
16° / 8°120 mm
10 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Aigle District52 places · 49k · Bex
Broye-Vully District82 places · 37k · Avenches
Gros-de-Vaud District86 places · 39k · Penthalaz
Jura-Nord vaudois District150 places · 91k · Yverdon-les-Bains
Lausanne District22 places · 171k · Lausanne
Lavaux-Oron District59 places · 58k · Pully
Morges District106 places · 81k · Morges
Nyon District69 places · 102k · Nyon
Ouest Lausannois District9 places · 78k · Renens
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District37 places · 84k · Vevey
Vaud from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Vaud
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Nature in Vaud
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Switzerland seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Vaud
T1ViaFrancigena
198.1 km5,610 m53 h
T1Chemin des Trois-Lacs
62.4 km760 m15 h 20 min
T1Sentier nature Grand Lausanne
18.8 km460 m5 h
T1Sentier des Toblerones
18.1 km160 m4 h 25 min
T1Terrasses de Lavaux
11.5 km440 m3 h 15 min
T1Chemin du Vallon de l'Aubonne
10.9 km260 m2 h 50 min
T1Sentier du Talent
9.4 km280 m2 h 45 min
T1Promenade du Littoral de Morges
6.1 km20 m1 h 25 min
T1Promenade de Montreux Riviera
5.8 km30 m1 h 25 min
T1Tour du Lac de Joux
22.4 km260 m5 h 30 min
Mountain huts96Viewpoints71Camp sites67Climbing59Golf courses15Zoos9Hot springs & thermal baths2Surf spots2Theme parks2Aquariums1
Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets113 km of pistes · 31 lifts
Dôle-Tuffes36 km of pistes · 13 lifts
Glacier 300030 km of pistes · 17 lifts
Les Mosses26 km of pistes · 14 lifts
Leysin25 km of pistes · 12 lifts
Les Rousses17 km of pistes · 13 lifts
Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses13 km of pistes · 7 lifts
Château-d'Oex10 km of pistes
Culture in Vaud
Chillon CastleBuilt 1160 · Gothic
Le Lac villaBuilt 1924
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
Château d'OuchyBuilt 1893 · Gothic Revival
Lausanne railway stationArt Nouveau
Mercier HouseBuilt 1903 · Gothic Revival
Museum
Olympic Museum
Museum
Collection de l'art brutBuilt 1976The festival year
What's on in Vaud
Getting to Vaud
Geneva International AirportGVA · Lausanne
51 kmAnnecy Meythet airportNCY · Lausanne
77 kmBern AirportBRN · Lausanne
79 kmLausanneLausanne
0.3 kmNyonNyon
0.4 kmVeveyVevey
0 kmMontreuxMontreux
0.3 kmTowns in Vaud from A to Z
The 331 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.
AAclens · Agiez · Aigle …11
BBallaigues · Ballens · Bassins …34
- Ballaigues
- Ballens
- Bassins
- Baulmes
- Bavois
- Begnins
- Bellerive
- Belmont-sur-Lausanne
- Belmont-sur-Yverdon
- Bercher
- Berolle
- Bettens
- Bex
- Bière
- Bioley-Orjulaz
- Blonay
- Bogis-Bossey
- Bonvillars
- Borex
- Bottens
- Bougy-Villars
- Boulens
- Bournens
- Boussens
- Bremblens
- Brenles
- Bretigny-sur-Morrens
- Buchillon
- Bullet
- Bursinel
- Bursins
- Burtigny
- Bussigny
- Bussy-sur-Moudon
CCarrouge · Caux · Cerniaz …56
- Carrouge
- Caux
- Cerniaz
- Chabrey
- Chamblon
- Champagne
- Champtauroz
- Champvent
- Chanéaz
- Chapelle-sur-Moudon
- Chardonne
- Château-d’Oex
- Châtillens
- Chavannes-de-Bogis
- Chavannes-des-Bois
- Chavannes-le-Chêne
- Chavannes-le-Veyron
- Chavannes-près-Renens
- Chavannes-sur-Moudon
- Chavornay
- Chêne-Pâquier
- Cheseaux-Noréaz
- Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
- Chéserex
- Chessel
- Chevilly
- Chevroux
- Chexbres
- Chigny
- Clarens
- Coinsins
- Colombier
- Combremont-le-Grand
- Combremont-le-Petit
- Commugny
- Concise
- Coppet
- Corbeyrier
- Corcelles-le-Jorat
- Corcelles-près-Concise
- Correvon
- Corseaux
- Corsier-sur-Vevey
- Cossonay
- Crans-près-Céligny
- Crassier
- Cremin
- Crissier
- Cronay
- Croy
- Cuarnens
- Cuarny
- Cudrefin
- Cugy
- Cully
- Curtilles
DDaillens · Démoret · Denens …11
EEchallens · Echandens · Echichens …16
FFaoug · Féchy · Ferlens …10
GGenolier · Giez · Gilly …18
HHenniez · Hermenches2
LL'Abbaye · L'Abergement · L'Isle …30
MMaracon · Marchissy · Marnand …25
OOgens · Ollon · Onnens …10
PPailly · Palézieux · Paudex …22
RRances · Renens · Rennaz …17
SSaint-Cergue · Saint-George · Saint-Livres …22
TTannay · Thierrens · Tolochenaz …7
UUrsins1
VValeyres-sous-Montagny · Valeyres-sous-Rances · Valeyres-sous-Ursins …30
- Valeyres-sous-Montagny
- Valeyres-sous-Rances
- Valeyres-sous-Ursins
- Vallamand
- Vallorbe
- Vaulion
- Vevey
- Veytaux
- Vich
- Vidy
- Villars-Bramard
- Villars-Burquin
- Villars-Epeney
- Villars-le-Comte
- Villars-le-Terroir
- Villars-Mendraz
- Villars-sous-Yens
- Villars-sur-Ollon
- Villars-Tiercelin
- Villarzel
- Villeneuve
- Villette (Lavaux)
- Vinzel
- Vuarrens
- Vucherens
- Vufflens-la-Ville
- Vufflens-le-Château
- Vuiteboeuf
- Vulliens
- Vullierens