{
  "name": "Zermatt",
  "alternateNames": [
    "ツェルマット",
    "체르마트",
    "采尔马特",
    "Zermatt VS"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/zermatt/",
  "summary": "A car-free village beneath the Matterhorn, with high glacier skiing linked to Cervinia in Italy.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Switzerland",
    "region": "Valais",
    "latitude": 46.02,
    "longitude": 7.75
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3883,
    "village": 1620
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early November",
    "closes": "Early May"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://zermatt.swiss/en",
  "factsVerified": true,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-11-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "Snow arrives on Sunday, with 25–50 cm over the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 27.7,
          "high": 48.4,
          "mean": 38.2
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 3,
        "text": "25–50 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": -11,
        "windKmh": 10,
        "gustKmh": 21,
        "freezingLevelM": 2350,
        "cloudCoverPercent": 65
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 58,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 1,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -18,
            "max": -11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 21,
          "freezingLevelM": 2000,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 4.5,
            "verdict": "Fair",
            "reason": "No fresh snow, some sun, light wind"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Sunny",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 29,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 1,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -17,
            "max": -12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 20,
          "freezingLevelM": 2050,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 5.5,
            "verdict": "Fair",
            "reason": "No fresh snow, sunny, light wind"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Flurries",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 93,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "Under 1 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 0.7
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -15,
            "max": -10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 44,
          "freezingLevelM": 2250,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 2.5,
            "verdict": "Poor",
            "reason": "No fresh snow, cloudy, breezy"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 79,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "0–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0.2,
            "high": 5.9
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -16,
            "max": -12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 49,
          "freezingLevelM": 2150,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 2.9,
            "verdict": "Poor",
            "reason": "3 cm falling during the day, cloudy, breezy"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 90,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "10–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 12.7,
            "high": 14.9
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -13,
            "max": -8
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 62,
          "freezingLevelM": 2400,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 3.5,
            "verdict": "Poor",
            "reason": "3 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, gusts to 62 km/h"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "5–20 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 8.6,
            "high": 17.6
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -16,
            "max": -12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 69,
          "freezingLevelM": 2100,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 5.5,
            "verdict": "Fair",
            "reason": "14 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, gusts to 69 km/h"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "5–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 6,
            "high": 12.3
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -16,
            "max": -11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 56,
          "freezingLevelM": 2150,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 6,
            "verdict": "Good",
            "reason": "13 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, breezy"
          }
        }
      ],
      "bestDayToSki": {
        "day": "Thu",
        "scoreOutOf10": 6,
        "verdict": "Good",
        "reason": "13 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, breezy"
      },
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 20 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 67,
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.5
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -17,
            "max": -13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 21 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 47,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -19,
            "max": -12
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 22 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 58,
          "snowfall": "0–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 12.8
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -17,
            "max": -11
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 23 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 95,
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.9
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -19,
            "max": -13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 24 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 95,
          "snowfall": "0–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 5.7
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -21,
            "max": -13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 25 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 58,
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.7
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -23,
            "max": -13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 26 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 99,
          "snowfall": "0–8 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 7.6
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -20,
            "max": -10
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "About 22 cm",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 22,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "11:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+1"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "A small chance of snow on Monday.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0.8,
          "high": 45.1,
          "mean": 15.5
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 1,
        "text": "0–50 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 5,
        "windKmh": 8,
        "gustKmh": 18,
        "freezingLevelM": 2400,
        "cloudCoverPercent": 52
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Sunny",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 24,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 1,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 18,
          "freezingLevelM": 2100
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Bluebird",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 18,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 2,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 1850
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 80,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 20,
          "freezingLevelM": 2000
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Light snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 82,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.1
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 3
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 29,
          "freezingLevelM": 2050
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 71,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "0–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 5.1
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 37,
          "freezingLevelM": 2200
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "0–20 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 15.8
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 61,
          "freezingLevelM": 2050
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Light snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "0–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 13.9
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 3
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 54,
          "freezingLevelM": 2050
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 20 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 79,
          "snowfall": "0–10 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 9.3
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 21 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 64,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 4
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 22 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 57,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 5
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 23 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 92,
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 2
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 24 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 95,
          "snowfall": "0–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 5.2
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 25 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 61,
          "snowfall": "0–3 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 2.4
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 26 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 75,
          "snowfall": "0–9 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 8.3
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 4
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "11:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+1"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 12,
      "february": 9.3,
      "march": 11.4,
      "april": 10.6,
      "may": 10.8,
      "june": 2.4,
      "july": 1.1,
      "august": 0.8,
      "september": 3.3,
      "october": 8.1,
      "november": 11.5,
      "december": 11.3
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 12,
      "february": 8,
      "march": 12,
      "april": 13,
      "may": 12,
      "june": 2,
      "july": 1,
      "august": 1,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 11,
      "november": 14,
      "december": 12
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -14.8,
        "high": -8.3
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -13.1,
        "high": -5.9
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -12.7,
        "high": -5
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -9.4,
        "high": -2.3
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -4.9,
        "high": 1.6
      },
      "june": {
        "low": -0.5,
        "high": 8
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 1.6,
        "high": 10.7
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 1.2,
        "high": 10.7
      },
      "september": {
        "low": -1.8,
        "high": 6.6
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -5.2,
        "high": 2.4
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -10.9,
        "high": -4.4
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -13,
        "high": -6.6
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 83,
      "2017/18": 127,
      "2018/19": 124,
      "2019/20": 118,
      "2020/21": 88,
      "2021/22": 70,
      "2022/23": 72,
      "2023/24": 141,
      "2024/25": 99,
      "2025/26": 76
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 4
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Bergfex, Zermatt",
      "url": "https://www.bergfex.com/zermatt/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com, Zermatt / Breuil-Cervinia",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/zermatt-breuil-cervinia-valtournenche-matterhorn/"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}