Lake Pfaffikon vs Lake Walen

Lake Pfaffikon is the warmer swim right now at about 20.8°C. They are roughly 41 km apart in Switzerland.

Lake Pfaffikon

Zurich

20.8°C

warm · modelled estimate

September average
20.8°C
Warmest month
August · 22.0°C
Coldest month
4.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Lake Pfaffikon in Zurich, Switzerland reaches comfortable swimming temperatures in July and August, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Lake Walen

St. Gallen

19.0°C

mild · modelled estimate

September average
19.0°C
Warmest month
August · 20.0°C
Coldest month
5.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Lake Walen in St. Gallen, Switzerland is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Pfaffikon5.2°C4.0°C5.2°C8.5°C13.0°C17.5°C20.8°C22.0°C20.8°C17.5°C13.0°C8.5°C
Lake Walen6.0°C5.0°C6.0°C8.8°C12.5°C16.3°C19.0°C20.0°C19.0°C16.3°C12.5°C8.8°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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