{
  "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": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "A small chance of snow on Thursday.",
      "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,
          "high": 3.2,
          "mean": 1.1
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 1,
        "text": "0–4 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": -2,
        "windKmh": 5,
        "gustKmh": 13,
        "freezingLevelM": 3350
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": -2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 13,
          "freezingLevelM": 3300
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 3700
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 37,
          "freezingLevelM": 4150
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 3
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 37,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 42,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 35,
          "freezingLevelM": 4250
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.2
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 0
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 39,
          "freezingLevelM": 3750
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 4
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.6
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -12,
            "max": -3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -11,
            "max": -3
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in 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": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 13,
        "windKmh": 6,
        "gustKmh": 19,
        "freezingLevelM": 3450
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 13
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 3350
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 18
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 20,
          "freezingLevelM": 3700
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 27,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 26,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 33,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 39,
          "freezingLevelM": 3750
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 19
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 18
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 22
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 20
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 16
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 13
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
    }
  },
  "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."
}