June
Wk 23–25
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 46 out of 100, weather comfort near 43.
- Crowd level
- 46
- Comfort
- 38–46
Switzerland · Wallis
Valais: from the Rhone Glacier to Lake Geneva
Between the Pennine Alps and the Bernese Alps lies the Rhone Valley, running from the Rhone Glacier to Lake Geneva; here lie the three largest glaciers of the Alps and, with the Dufourspitze, the highest mountain in Switzerland. Out of the Republic of the Seven Zenden and the 1815 entry into the Swiss Confederation grew a bilingual canton with a cuisine of its own.
Busiest week
JulyCrowd level 100
Wk 30 · 462,387 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
NovemberCrowd level 0
Wk 45–47 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
JuneCrowd level 46
Wk 23–25 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
15 °CComfort 54
August · around 142 mm of rain in the month
Wallis in brief
The canton of Valais lies in the southwest of Switzerland and borders Italy and France as well as the cantons of Bern, Ticino, Vaud and Uri; its main valley is the Rhone Valley between the Pennine Alps and the Bernese Alps. The highest point is the Dufourspitze at 4,634 metres, and with the Aletsch Glacier, the Gorner Glacier and the Valais Fiescher Glacier, the three largest glaciers of the Alps lie within the canton. Out of the Roman province of Alpes Poeninae and the Republic of the Seven Zenden grew, in 1815, the 22nd canton of the Confederation; the language border between French-speaking Lower Valais and German-speaking Upper Valais runs near Sierre. With more than 4,636 hectares under vine, Valais is Switzerland's largest wine-growing region, and specialities such as Valais dried meat, Valais raclette and Valais rye bread carry protected designations of origin.
When is Wallis 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 51
FebruaryØ 90
MarchØ 59
AprilØ 28
MayØ 24
JuneØ 48
JulyØ 95
AugustØ 91
SeptemberØ 49
OctoberØ 23
NovemberØ 4
DecemberØ 43
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
June · Wk 23
Crowd level46/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort10/100 · Sun & warmth
-4 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- May (1 %) · June (99 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 294,305
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 1 % of source markets on school holidays · -1 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Switzerland (68 %) · Germany (12 %) · United Kingdom (4 %) · 87% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 152,875–462,387 (avg 306,968)
- 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 Wallis, 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 | 51 | 2 | -5 °C |
| February | 90 | 4 | -2 °C |
| March | 59 | 8 | 0 °C |
| April | 28 | 16 | 4 °C |
| May | 24 | 25 | 8 °C |
| June | 48 | 44 | 13 °C |
| July | 95 | 52 | 15 °C |
| August | 91 | 54 | 15 °C |
| September | 49 | 41 | 11 °C |
| October | 23 | 27 | 7 °C |
| November | 4 | 10 | 1 °C |
| December | 43 | 4 | -4 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Wallis 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
Wk 37–39
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 47, weather comfort near 39.
- Crowd level
- 45–49
- Comfort
- 36–43
July–August
Wk 29–31
The region's peak: crowd level around 98 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 97–100
- Comfort
- 53–54
Wallis 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 Wallis
- 22.7
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: February, at 2.1× the value. Closest to the median: April, 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 Wallis 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 | -6 | -5 | -7 | 153 |
| Feb | -4 | -2 | -5 | 103 |
| Mar | -1 | 0 | -3 | 127 |
| Apr | 2 | 4 | 0 | 121 |
| May | 6 | 8 | 4 | 187 |
| Jun | 11 | 13 | 10 | 159 |
| Jul | 13 | 15 | 11 | 172 |
| Aug | 13 | 15 | 12 | 142 |
| Sep | 9 | 11 | 8 | 130 |
| Oct | 6 | 7 | 4 | 119 |
| Nov | 0 | 1 | -1 | 137 |
| Dec | -4 | -4 | -5 | 162 |
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
≈ 3.9 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 |
| Feb | 2.7 |
| Mar | 4.1 |
| Apr | 5.5 |
| May | 5.7 |
| Jun | 6.0 |
| Jul | 6.1 |
| Aug | 5.3 |
| Sep | 4.0 |
| Oct | 2.8 |
| Nov | 1.7 |
| Dec | 1.3 |
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 Wallis 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 Wallis
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 76
- Slopes in total
- 1,451 km
- Lifts
- 635
- Highest point
- 3,872 m
On a long-term average, March sees the most snow: 176 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise | 206.51 km | 63 | 1,559–3,872 m2,314 m vertical drop |
| 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon | 170.34 km8.77 km cross-country | 77 | 905–3,301 m2,396 m vertical drop |
| Aletsch Arena | 89.54 km | 43 | 1,057–2,869 m1,811 m vertical drop |
| Champéry – Les Crosets – Champoussin – Morgins | 82.55 km | 32 | 1,060–2,145 m1,085 m vertical drop |
| Crans-Montana | 72.73 km5.24 km cross-country | 24 | 1,427–2,872 m1,445 m vertical drop |
| Zinal / Grimentz | 67 km | 23 | 1,587–2,873 m1,285 m vertical drop |
| Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets | 61.27 km23.78 km cross-country | 30 | 1,127–2,097 m970 m vertical drop |
| Saas Fee | 52.58 km12.82 km cross-country | 30 | 1,780–3,556 m1,776 m vertical drop |
| Saint-Luc - Chandolin | 52.58 km | 18 | 1,682–2,973 m1,291 m vertical drop |
| Belalp | 39.88 km | 13 | 1,332–3,101 m1,769 m vertical drop |
| Anzère | 38.27 km | 13 | 1,516–2,411 m895 m vertical drop |
| Unterbäch - Eischoll | 37.49 km | 11 | 1,232–2,432 m1,200 m vertical drop |
| Evolène | 26.26 km | 5 | 1,385–2,625 m1,240 m vertical drop |
| Les Mosses | 25.68 km6.47 km cross-country | 14 | 1,379–1,871 m491 m vertical drop |
| Leysin | 25.23 km6.91 km cross-country | 13 | 1,237–2,192 m955 m vertical drop |
| Leukerbad (Torrent) | 24.43 km | 8 | 1,387–2,596 m1,208 m vertical drop |
| Saas Grund | 22.79 km | 6 | 1,553–3,142 m1,589 m vertical drop |
| FranceTorgon | 22.53 km | 10 | 1,335–1,979 m644 m vertical drop |
| Lauchernalp | 20.31 km | 7 | 1,445–3,084 m1,639 m vertical drop |
| Vercorin | 19.41 km | 12 | 1,320–2,369 m1,049 m vertical drop |
| Nax - Mont Noble | 19.23 km | 5 | 1,508–2,638 m1,129 m vertical drop |
| Bürchen - Törbel | 18.35 km | 8 | 1,508–2,508 m1,000 m vertical drop |
| Ovronnaz | 17.17 km | 7 | 1,340–2,456 m1,116 m vertical drop |
| Visperterminen | 16.29 km | 4 | 1,379–2,302 m923 m vertical drop |
| Grächen | 16.24 km | 15 | 1,620–2,863 m1,243 m vertical drop |
and 51 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.
Wallis in detail
Location, Borders and Peaks
The canton of Valais lies in the southwest of Switzerland and borders Italy and France as well as the cantons of Bern, Ticino, Vaud and Uri; at 5,224 square kilometres it is the third-largest canton in Switzerland by area. The highest point is the Dufourspitze at 4,634 metres, also the highest mountain in Switzerland; the lowest point lies on Lake Geneva at 372 metres. With the Aletsch Glacier, the Gorner Glacier and the Valais Fiescher Glacier, the three largest glaciers of the Alps lie within Valais. The canton's main valley is that of the Rhone, which rises at the Rhone Glacier and flows to Lake Geneva; at Martigny it makes a marked 90-degree bend to the north.
From Roman Province to Canton
After 57 BC the Romans conquered the region and made it the province of Alpes Poeninae; around 888 it became part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, and in 999 King Rudolf III handed the county of Valais to the Bishop of Sion. From the second half of the 15th century until 1798 Valais was divided into seven Zenden and, as the Republic of the Seven Zenden, asserted its independence from the Bishops of Sion in the 16th century. In 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte declared the region the independent Republic of Valais and in 1810 the French Département du Simplon; in 1815 Valais joined the Swiss Confederation as its 22nd canton. The Valais flag, in red and white, is documented as far back as 1220, initially without stars; from 1802 it carried twelve stars for the former Zenden, from which today's 13 districts emerged, the last one added in 1815 for the new district of Conthey.
Language and Church
The language border between French-speaking Lower Valais and German-speaking Upper Valais is formed north of the Rhone by the stream Raspille between Sierre and Salgesch, and south of the Rhone by the Pfynwald forest; the canton's official languages are French and German. The Valais German dialect of Upper Valais, a Highest Alemannic dialect, is spoken by around 80,000 people. Valais is, together with Appenzell Innerrhoden, one of only two Swiss cantons without a cantonal church; its territory largely coincides with the Diocese of Sion, founded in the 4th century.
Four-Thousanders, Passes and Reservoirs
Of the Alps' 82 four-thousand-metre peaks, 36 surround the Mattertal between Stalden, St. Niklaus and Zermatt, among them, with the Dufourspitze, one of the Seven Second Summits; the Matterhorn (4,478 m) stands between Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia, and the Hörnli Ridge, climbed from Zermatt, is the most frequently climbed route to the summit and, together with the Lion Ridge, also the easiest. Valais reaches Italy over the Simplon Pass and the Great St Bernard Pass, Ticino over the Nufenen Pass, Uri over the Furka Pass and the Bernese Oberland over the Grimsel Pass; a rail link crosses the Lötschberg to Frutigen. The Grande Dixence dam on the Lac des Dix is, at 285 metres, the tallest dam in Europe; the reservoir lies at 2,365 metres and holds 400 million cubic metres of water. During the building of the dam at the Mattmark reservoir, a glacier tongue collapsed onto the workers' camp in 1965, killing 88 people; at the Lac du Vieux Emosson, 300 metres above the Lac d'Emosson, more than 800 dinosaur footprints around 250 million years old have been found.
Wine, Agriculture and Cuisine
With more than 4,636 hectares under vine, Valais is Switzerland's largest wine-growing region; vines have been cultivated here as far back as 800 to 600 BC. The leading varieties are the white Fendant and the red Dôle, both with protected designations of origin; at Visperterminen, at 650 to 1,150 metres, lies the highest vineyard north of the main Alpine ridge. About 95 percent of Switzerland's apricots and half its pears come from Valais. Walliser Trockenfleisch, Walliser Raclette and Walliser Roggenbrot carry protected designations of origin; in Mund saffron has been grown since the Middle Ages.
Buildings and Places
The earth pyramids of Euseigne in the Val d'Hérémence are made of a dense glacial till that formed after the Würm glaciation; part of the pyramids is pierced by the road through a tunnel. Around 200 different minerals have been found in the Binntal, more than a dozen of them found nowhere else. The Stockalper Palace in Brig was built between 1651 and 1671 and ranks among the largest private Baroque buildings in Switzerland; its three onion towers are named after the Three Kings. The Abbey of Saint-Maurice, a monastery of Augustinian canons, was founded in 515; in Raron lies the grave of Rainer Maria Rilke.
Railways and Mountain Sport
The Gornergrat railway runs from Zermatt to the mountain station at Gornergrat, 3,089 metres high, and is, after the Jungfrau railway, the second-highest mountain railway in Europe. At Saas-Fee, the underground funicular Metro Alpin carries skiers from 2,980 to 3,456 metres; on the Fee Glacier, skiing continues even in summer. The 4 Vallées ski area, on the territory of Nendaz, Verbier, Veysonnaz, Thyon and La Tzoumaz, covers 626 kilometres of pistes and is Switzerland's largest ski area. About 30 percent of Switzerland's cable cars, spread across 455 installations, are found in Valais.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Wallis
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Wallis?
- The best time to visit Wallis is June (Wk 23–25): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 46 out of 100, weather comfort about 43 out of 100.
When is Wallis quietest?
- November (Wk 45–47) is the quietest time in Wallis. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Wallis busiest?
- Wallis is busiest in July (Wk 30) with around 462,387 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Wallis and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Wallis in August with an average of 15 °C and around 142 mm of rain in the month.
When is there the most snow in Wallis and when are ski conditions best?
- Wallis has the most snow in March with an average of around 176 cm. Those are the most reliable weeks for winter sports.
When is Wallis least busy while still having good snow?
- The best time for quiet winter sports in Wallis is May: with still around 117 cm of snow, the crowd level of about 24 out of 100 is below peak season.
How do you get to Wallis?
- Wallis is reachable via 2 destination airports with direct flights, including Geneve Airport (GVA) and Sion (SIR).
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- 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 „Wallis“ (1747040) · Wikipedia „Kanton Wallis“ (270142827) · Wikidata Q834. 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.