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Andermatt vs Lerwick
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Andermatt and Lerwick have nearly identical year-round temperatures, and Andermatt the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Andermatt and Lerwick, in everyday terms.
Summers
Andermatt has much hotter summers
Andermatt: Mild
Lerwick: Cool
Winters
Lerwick has much milder winters
Andermatt: Cold
Lerwick: Chilly
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Andermatt: Wet
Lerwick: Wet
Sky
Andermatt is sunnier
Andermatt: Often cloudy
Lerwick: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Andermatt and Lerwick run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Andermatt has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -3 | +1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Lerwick | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -4 | -3 | +1 | +3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | -4 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | — | — | +3 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | -4 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
| Lerwick | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | — | — | +3 | +5 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 66 | 48 | 67 | 83 | 110 | 112 | 109 | 133 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 74 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | +74 | +66 | +35 | -18 | -56 | -54 | -44 | -47 | -9 | +20 | +30 | +65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 66 | 48 | 67 | 83 | 110 | 112 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 |
| Difference | +74 | +66 | +35 | -18 | -56 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 109 | 133 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 74 |
| Lerwick | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | -44 | -47 | -9 | +20 | +30 | +65 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +11 | +4 | +1 | +14 | +22 | +19 | +17 | +15 | +12 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +11 | +4 | +1 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +22 | +19 | +17 | +15 | +12 | +13 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 89 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 89 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -8 | -3 | +3 | +9 | +11 | +9 | +4 | -2 | -8 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 89 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 81 | 79 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -8 | -3 | +3 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andermatt | 78 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 89 |
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +4 | -2 | -8 | -8 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Andermatt trends → · Lerwick trends →
Methodology & sources
Andermatt
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Disentis, about 21 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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