# Wengen Snow History

> Wengen averages 564.2 cm of snowfall per winter over 10 winters; the snowiest month is January and the first significant snow usually falls in September.

Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/wengen/snow-history · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:23.162Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:23.162Z · Source: Just Piste

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Resort | Wengen, Switzerland |
| Winters recorded | 10 |
| Average seasonal snowfall | 564.2 cm |
| Snowiest month | January |
| First snow usually falls | September |

## Monthly averages

| Month | Average snowfall | Mean depth | Days ≥ 5 cm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 112.4 cm | 147.1 cm | 7.4 |
| February | 77.3 cm | 173.7 cm | 5.4 |
| March | 104.8 cm | 189.3 cm | 8 |
| April | 71.3 cm | 181.1 cm | 4.3 |
| May | 54.6 cm | 129.4 cm | 4.1 |
| June | 1 cm | 43.6 cm | 0 |
| July | 0.4 cm | 3.4 cm | 0 |
| August | 3.5 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.1 |
| September | 19.7 cm | 1.4 cm | 1.3 |
| October | 37.4 cm | 7.1 cm | 2.2 |
| November | 94 cm | 39.5 cm | 7.1 |
| December | 104.4 cm | 102.8 cm | 7.5 |

## Winter by winter

| Winter | Total snowfall (Nov–Apr) | Max depth | First snow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016/17 | 515.7 cm | 178.3 cm | 2016-10-14 |
| 2017/18 | 708.3 cm | 282.7 cm | 2017-09-02 |
| 2018/19 | 648.2 cm | 269.6 cm | 2018-10-01 |
| 2019/20 | 522.2 cm | 257.2 cm | 2019-10-02 |
| 2020/21 | 523.7 cm | 236.8 cm | 2020-09-25 |
| 2021/22 | 565.1 cm | 193.3 cm | 2021-09-19 |
| 2022/23 | 509.8 cm | 179.8 cm | 2022-09-17 |
| 2023/24 | 786.6 cm | 285 cm | 2023-08-28 |
| 2024/25 | 466.9 cm | 172 cm | 2024-09-12 |
| 2025/26 | 395.3 cm | 290.7 cm | 2025-09-27 |

## Best and worst winters

|  | Winter | Total snowfall (Nov–Apr) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Best winter | 2023/24 | 786.6 cm |
| Worst winter | 2025/26 | 395.3 cm |

## Compared with Switzerland

| Scope | Average seasonal snowfall (Nov–Apr) |
| --- | --- |
| Wengen | 564.2 cm |
| Switzerland average | 446.4 cm |

## FAQ

### How much snow does Wengen get in a season?

564.2 cm on average per winter, measured at mid-mountain over 10 winters.

### Which is the snowiest month in Wengen?

January, on the monthly means in the table above.

### When does it first snow in Wengen?

The first significant snowfall usually lands in September.

### What was the best winter in Wengen?

2023/24, with 786.6 cm of snowfall.

### What was the worst winter in Wengen?

2025/26, with 395.3 cm of snowfall.

### Does Wengen get more snow than the rest of Switzerland?

Wengen averages 564.2 cm a winter against 446.4 cm for the resorts we cover in Switzerland.

### How much snow is on the pistes in Wengen in December?

102.8 cm on average at mid-mountain in December.

### How much snow is on the pistes in Wengen in February?

173.7 cm on average at mid-mountain in February.

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## Sources

| Source | Licence | Attribution | Fetched |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open-Meteo (https://open-meteo.com) | CC BY 4.0 | Weather data by Open-Meteo.com | 2026-09-21T22:00:23.162Z |

- Image: 500px provided description: Distant snowy peaks glimpsed from Wengen, Switzerland early in a summer morning. Dark clouds moved in and out, partly obscuring the peak and the long glacier sliding down its side. [#sky ,#landscape ,#switzerland ,#nature ,#light ,#snow ,#dark ,#swiss ,#mountain ,#cloud ,#outdoors ,#horizontal ,#majestic ,#bernese oberland ,#jungfrau region ,#wengen] — Mark Peters — CC0 — http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en

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