May–June
Wk 21–23
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 28 out of 100, weather comfort near 40.
- Crowd level
- 16–41
- Comfort
- 35–45
Switzerland · Graubünden
Grisons: the canton of the Three Leagues
Near the Lunghin Pass above Maloja, the watersheds of the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea part ways. In 1803 the largest canton in Switzerland by area emerged from the free state of the Three Leagues.
Busiest week
FebruaryCrowd level 100
Wk 8 · 411,959 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
NovemberCrowd level 0
Wk 45–47 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
May–JuneCrowd level 16–41
Wk 21–23 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
16 °CComfort 51
July · around 208 mm of rain in the month
Graubünden in brief
At around 7,105 square kilometres, Grisons is the largest canton in Switzerland by area and the only one with three official languages: German, Romansh and Italian. Its high point is the Piz Bernina at 4,048.6 metres; half of the canton's territory lies above 2,100 metres. In 1803 the canton emerged from the free state of the Three Leagues, formed from the fifteenth century onward, which gave themselves a shared constitution with the Bundsbrief of 1524. Near the Lunghin Pass above Maloja, the watersheds of the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea meet.
When is Graubünden busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 63
FebruaryØ 95
MarchØ 60
AprilØ 18
MayØ 18
JuneØ 43
JulyØ 81
AugustØ 79
SeptemberØ 47
OctoberØ 34
NovemberØ 5
DecemberØ 43
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
May · Wk 21
Crowd level16/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort9/100 · Sun & warmth
-47 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- May (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 123,394
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 1 % of source markets on school holidays
- Main source markets
- Switzerland (68 %) · Germany (12 %) · United Kingdom (4 %) · 87% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 67,625–411,959 (avg 232,878)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Graubünden, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 4 | -4 °C |
| February | 95 | 7 | -1 °C |
| March | 60 | 12 | 2 °C |
| April | 18 | 22 | 6 °C |
| May | 18 | 32 | 10 °C |
| June | 43 | 49 | 15 °C |
| July | 81 | 51 | 16 °C |
| August | 79 | 53 | 16 °C |
| September | 47 | 44 | 12 °C |
| October | 34 | 30 | 8 °C |
| November | 5 | 12 | 2 °C |
| December | 43 | 5 | -2 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Graubünden itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
September–October
Wk 38–40
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 42, weather comfort near 39.
- Crowd level
- 34–46
- Comfort
- 36–43
February
Wk 6–8
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 98–100
- Comfort
- 6–8
Graubünden compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Graubünden
- 23.0
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: February, at 2.6× the value. Closest to the median: October, at 0.9× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Graubünden with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5 | -4 | -6 | 129 |
| Feb | -2 | -1 | -3 | 90 |
| Mar | 1 | 2 | -1 | 117 |
| Apr | 4 | 6 | 2 | 126 |
| May | 8 | 10 | 7 | 203 |
| Jun | 13 | 15 | 12 | 188 |
| Jul | 15 | 16 | 13 | 208 |
| Aug | 14 | 16 | 13 | 208 |
| Sep | 11 | 12 | 9 | 158 |
| Oct | 7 | 8 | 5 | 134 |
| Nov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| Dec | -3 | -2 | -4 | 121 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Sunny
≈ 3.6 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 |
| Feb | 2.5 |
| Mar | 3.9 |
| Apr | 5.2 |
| May | 5.3 |
| Jun | 5.8 |
| Jul | 5.5 |
| Aug | 4.8 |
| Sep | 3.7 |
| Oct | 2.5 |
| Nov | 1.6 |
| Dec | 1.2 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Graubünden and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Ski areas in Graubünden
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 107
- Slopes in total
- 1,450 km
- Lifts
- 589
- Highest point
- 3,296 m
On a long-term average, March sees the most snow: 146 cm mean snow depth across the region. In 8 months of the year the regional average reaches at least 10 cm of snow depth.
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa Lenzerheide | 163.85 km58.83 km cross-country | 49 | 1,240–2,854 m1,614 m vertical drop |
| Laax | 152.21 km | 37 | 1,082–2,974 m1,892 m vertical drop |
| Obersaxen | 91.72 km | 20 | 1,245–2,269 m1,024 m vertical drop |
| Parsenn | 81.09 km76.51 km cross-country | 39 | 1,000–2,811 m1,811 m vertical drop |
| Corviglia | 67.61 km | 49 | 1,733–3,021 m1,287 m vertical drop |
| Flumserberg | 59.27 km | 24 | 667–2,218 m1,551 m vertical drop |
| Savognin | 48.53 km17.12 km cross-country | 12 | 1,168–2,700 m1,532 m vertical drop |
| Scuol Motta Naluns | 43.43 km | 14 | 1,294–2,792 m1,498 m vertical drop |
| Corvatsch-Furtschellas | 39.58 km251.68 km cross-country | 15 | 1,799–3,296 m1,497 m vertical drop |
| Pizol | 39.34 km | 14 | 513–2,250 m1,738 m vertical drop |
| Jakobshorn | 37.14 km | 13 | 1,531–2,562 m1,031 m vertical drop |
| Disentis/Mustér | 34.67 km | 12 | 1,223–2,770 m1,547 m vertical drop |
| Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann | 33.18 km20.57 km cross-country | 23 | 891–2,260 m1,369 m vertical drop |
| Brigels-Waltensburg-Andiast, Brigels-Waltenburg-Andiast, Breil-Vuorz-Andiast | 30.91 km0.78 km cross-country | 12 | 1,102–2,412 m1,310 m vertical drop |
| Wildhaus | 30.69 km4.25 km cross-country | 7 | 1,016–2,070 m1,054 m vertical drop |
| Elm | 27.58 km | 8 | 1,016–2,100 m1,084 m vertical drop |
| Madrisa | 27.49 km | 8 | 1,152–2,615 m1,463 m vertical drop |
| Rinerhorn | 24.99 km | 7 | 1,459–2,491 m1,031 m vertical drop |
| Grüsch-Danusa | 21.5 km | 9 | 597–1,776 m1,179 m vertical drop |
| Tschiertschen | 20.15 km | 5 | 1,355–2,378 m1,023 m vertical drop |
| Splügen-Tambo | 20.07 km | 7 | 1,484–2,211 m727 m vertical drop |
| Diavolezza-Lagalb | 19.34 km5.24 km cross-country | 7 | 2,084–3,003 m920 m vertical drop |
| Tschappina Heinzenberg | 18.19 km | 4 | 1,547–2,163 m616 m vertical drop |
| Hochwang | 17.58 km | 4 | 1,544–2,282 m738 m vertical drop |
| Confin / San Bernardino | 16.93 km | 6 | 1,643–2,504 m861 m vertical drop |
and 82 more areas in this region
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Graubünden in detail
A canton of three languages
At around 7,105 square kilometres, Grisons is the largest canton in Switzerland by area and the only one with three official languages, German, Romansh and Italian; it is likewise the only canton with Romansh, and, alongside Ticino, one of two with Italian as an official language. The canton borders Liechtenstein and the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol to the north, South Tyrol to the east, and Lombardy to the south; only the canton of St. Gallen likewise borders three neighbouring states.
Mountains and water
Its high point is the Piz Bernina at 4,048.6 metres, its low point the Moesa river on the border with the canton of Ticino at 253 metres; as Switzerland's largest mountain canton, half of its territory lies above 2,100 metres. Most of the canton drains via the Rhine and its headwaters, the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein; the Engadine is drained by the Inn, the Italian-speaking southern valleys of Mesolcina, Bregaglia and Poschiavo by the Po, and the Val Müstair by the Adige. Near the Lunghin Pass above Maloja, the watersheds of the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea meet: from there the Julia flows via the Rhine to the North Sea, the Mera via the Po to the Mediterranean, and the Inn via the Danube to the Black Sea.
Landscape
The canton counts around 150 valleys, 615 of Switzerland's more than 1,500 lakes, and 937 mountain summits, up to the Piz Bernina. About 9,400 years ago the Flims rockslide occurred, the largest rockslide in the Alps; together with the Tamins rockslide it created the Ruinaulta rockslide landscape. Around 300 bird species are recorded in Grisons; the Avers valley has its own marmot nature trail.
From the Three Leagues to the canton
The canton emerged in 1803 from the free state of the Three Leagues, formed from the fifteenth century onward: the League of God's House of 1367, the Grey or Upper League of 1395, and the League of the Ten Jurisdictions of 1436, which united from 1450 and gave themselves a shared constitution with the Bundsbrief of 1524. Chur, the canton's capital since 1803, is held to be the oldest continuously settled town in Switzerland; as a bishop's seat it is first recorded around the year 452. From 1900 to 1925 driving automobiles on Grisons roads was largely banned; only on 21 June 1925 did the population narrowly vote to admit cars seating up to eight.
Structures of world rank
Grisons is held to be the canton with the greatest density of castles. The Benedictine convent of St. John in Müstair, the village of Soglio and the church of Zillis are cultural properties of world rank; the church of St. Martin in Zillis carries a painted wooden ceiling with biblical scenes. The Salginatobel Bridge near Schiers has been, since 1991, the only Swiss structure honoured by the ASCE as a world monument. The cantonal coat of arms is assembled from the arms of the Three Leagues.
Transport and everyday life
The Rhaetian Railway runs on metre gauge through most of the main valleys; it operates the Bernina Express and, jointly with the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the Glacier Express. The cantonal road network comprises 597 kilometres of main roads and 826 kilometres of connecting roads, plus 166 kilometres of national roads that passed into the federal government's sole responsibility in 2008. The most important passes between north and south today are the San Bernardino, between the Rheinwald and the Mesolcina, and the Julier Pass into the Engadine, already crossed by carts in Roman times. Since 1 January 2016 the canton has been organised into eleven regions; as of 1 January 2025 it comprised 100 municipalities. Grisons cuisine includes air-dried Bündnerfleisch, Salsiz, Capuns, Pizokel, Maluns and the Bündner nut tart; the Bündner Herrschaft is the canton's largest wine-growing area.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Graubünden
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Graubünden?
- The best time to visit Graubünden is May–June (Wk 21–23): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 28 out of 100, weather comfort about 40 out of 100.
When is Graubünden quietest?
- November (Wk 45–47) is the quietest time in Graubünden. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Graubünden busiest?
- Graubünden is busiest in February (Wk 8) with around 411,959 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Graubünden and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Graubünden in July with an average of 16 °C and around 208 mm of rain in the month.
When is there the most snow in Graubünden and when are ski conditions best?
- Graubünden has the most snow in March with an average of around 146 cm. Those are the most reliable weeks for winter sports.
When is Graubünden least busy while still having good snow?
- The best time for quiet winter sports in Graubünden is April: with still around 139 cm of snow, the crowd level of about 18 out of 100 is below peak season.
How do you get to Graubünden?
- Graubünden is reachable via 2 destination airports with direct flights, including Zurich Airport (ZRH) and Altenrhein Airport (ACH).
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash
- Cover video
- Video by Oskar Gross on Pexels
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Graubünden“ (1781511) · Wikipedia „Kanton Graubünden“ (269387824) · Wikidata Q11925. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.