Vaud - Geography

Vaud's climate is strongly influenced by the lakes, which create particularly favourable conditions for the cultivation of vineyards.

Average temperature:
January:1°C / 34°F
July: 19°C / 66°F

Rainfall: 1100 mm./yr. (43 in.)
Fairly rainy for Switzerland, but less than Ticino.

The annual hours of sun exposure range from 1730 hrs. in Nyon to 1820 hrs. near Lausanne. This is only slighty less than in Valais or Ticino.

The altitudes of Vaud's vineyards vary from the lakeshore (375 m./1230 ft.), to the slopes above Bex (700 m./2460 ft.).