Floods in Switzerland
61 floods have been recorded in Switzerland by Global Incident Tracker, 61 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 8 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
51
Last 7 days
61
In 2026
61
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent floods in Switzerland
Strong rainfall — Luzern-Alpnach
Moderate
Strong rainfall — St. Stephan-Lenk
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Adelboden-Kandersteg
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Langnau-Eggiwil
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Obersimmental
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Meiringen-Gadmertal
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Hulftegg-Untertoggenburg
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Kerenzerberg-Seeztal
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Liechtenstein
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Glarus Süd-Grosstal
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Glarus Nord-Mitte
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Gersau-Engelbergertal
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Urner Oberland
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Erstfeld-Engelberg
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Linthebene-Gaster
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Innertkirchen-Guttannen
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Saanen-Gsteig
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Brienz-Interlaken
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Sarganserland
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Werdenberg
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Schangnau-Sigriswil
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Wädenswil-Rüti
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Sarnen-Lungern
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Glarus Süd-Sernftal
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Grindelwald
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Maderanertal
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Frutigen-Kiental
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Flüelen-Unterschächen
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Niedersimmental
Moderate
Strong rainfall — Lauterbrunnen-Wilderswil
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most floods we hold for Switzerland — 51 of 61. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 10 | |
| October | 51 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Floods have official real-time feeds, and ours come from GDACS · NASA EONET · US NWS · Meteoalarm · national services (CAP) · news.