Fog report Tue, 01-20

Name: Fog report Tue, 2026-01-20: sunshine at the SwissMetNet stations
Creator: MeteoSwiss
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fog lid at 600 m, sun above it.

Most sun: Säntis with 8 h 30 min. On the Swiss Plateau 11 of 44 weather stations saw not a single minute of sun.

Measured on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · Source: MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet stations

Station up to 600 mStation above 600 mFog lid, measured

Sun staircase · 2026-01-20 · measured

Sun by altitude at 73 weather stations

Each dot is a MeteoSwiss station: up, how high it lies; right, how long it measured sun on Tue, 01-20.

Stations without a minute of sun: 12

Payerne490 m0 min
Neuchâtel485 m0 min
Mosen453 m0 min
Cham443 m0 min
Güttingen440 m0 min
Schaffhausen438 m0 min

Longest in the sun

Säntis2,501 m8 h 30 min
Titlis3,045 m8 h 14 min
Hörnli1,133 m7 h 59 min
Gütsch, Andermatt2,286 m7 h 43 min

Above the fog lid: summits from 700 m

All measurements of Tue, 01-20

Minutes of sun per hour at 73 MeteoSwiss weather stations, sorted by height. Each cell is an hour; the dashed line is the measured fog level.

Station · hour ending	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Total
Jungfraujoch3,571 m	20 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	4 min	7 h 24 min
Titlis3,045 m	45 min	44 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	45 min	8 h 14 min
Säntis2,501 m	52 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	38 min	8 h 30 min
Gütsch, Andermatt2,286 m	2 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	58 min	59 min	60 min	44 min	7 h 43 min
Pilatus2,105 m	40 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	30 min	20 min	7 h 30 min
Le Moléson1,974 m	4 min	30 min	60 min	49 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	33 min	6 h 56 min
La Dôle1,670 m	0 min	0 min	9 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	52 min	6 h 1 min
Chasseral1,594 m	9 min	60 min	60 min	52 min	51 min	57 min	60 min	60 min	39 min	7 h 28 min
Napf1,404 m	22 min	43 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	38 min	56 min	30 min	7 h 9 min
Adelboden1,321 m	0 min	0 min	27 min	59 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	20 min	5 h 46 min
Bullet / La Frétaz1,205 m	0 min	9 min	35 min	36 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	27 min	5 h 47 min
Chaumont1,136 m	5 min	60 min	60 min	29 min	37 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	17 min	6 h 28 min
Hörnli1,133 m	41 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	18 min	7 h 59 min
La Brévine1,050 m	0 min	18 min	35 min	54 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	43 min	6 h 30 min
Plaffeien1,042 m	9 min	60 min	60 min	46 min	43 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	25 min	7 h 3 min
Engelberg1,036 m	0 min	9 min	6 min	54 min	60 min	60 min	46 min	0 min	0 min	3 h 55 min
Château-d'Oex1,028 m	0 min	8 min	58 min	54 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	25 min	6 h 25 min
La Chaux-de-Fonds1,017 m	2 min	60 min	48 min	50 min	52 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	46 min	7 h 18 min
Bantiger942 m	3 min	59 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	43 min	60 min	60 min	19 min	7 h 4 min
Einsiedeln911 m	4 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	13 min	7 h 17 min
Uetliberg854 m	42 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	42 min	13 min	7 h 37 min
Lägern845 m	28 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	53 min	21 min	7 h 42 min
Oron828 m	0 min	8 min	44 min	46 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	19 min	5 h 57 min
St. Gallen776 m	0 min	37 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	21 min	6 h 58 min
Frutigen756 m	0 min	0 min	48 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	9 min	5 h 57 min
Langnau i.E.744 m	8 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	53 min	57 min	11 min	7 h 9 min
Salen-Reutenen719 m	12 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	20 min	7 h 32 min
Bière684 m	2 min	22 min	12 min	17 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	22 min	5 h 15 min
Fribourg / Grangeneuve651 m	6 min	59 min	51 min	30 min	48 min	44 min	60 min	60 min	16 min	6 h 14 min
Ebnat-Kappel623 m	18 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	13 min	0 min	6 h 31 min
Rünenberg611 m	0 min	38 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	44 min	20 min	6 h 42 min
Zürich / Fluntern604 m	17 min	21 min	42 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	46 min	12 min	6 h 18 min
Fahy596 m	3 min	58 min	60 min	60 min	54 min	47 min	60 min	29 min	11 min	6 h 22 min

no sun1–19 min20–44 min45–60 minMeasured fog levelMeasurements: MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet

For the press

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Fog level and sea of fog today

Source: MeteoSwiss