The Swiss weather service SRF Meteo says 2023 was the second warmest in Switzerland since records began. Last year was even hotter.

When comparing temperatures in 2023 with those of the 1961-1990 period, temperatures this year were higher than the norm by around 2.5° Celsius, both in the north and south of Switzerland, SRF Meteo said in a press release on Saturday.

It was only the long cold spell in late autumn that prevented a new annual record from being set. ...