Festival & event · Switzerland

Montreux Jazz

Two weeks each July on the shore of Lake Geneva, with the Alps as a backdrop and a guest list that has run from Miles Davis to Prince.

Best forNightlife
Approx. flying time~11h 55m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportGeneva (GVA)

Takes place in Montreux Jazz, Switzerland — nearest airport Geneva (GVA).

The festival

Headline tickets in the Auditorium Stravinski cost serious francs, but the shrewd move is the free programme — lakeside stages and late-night jams that deliver half the magic for nothing. Stay in Lausanne or Vevey and train in; Montreux hotel prices reach for the peaks.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 6°C in January to 25°C in August. Wettest in June, with rain on about 17 days.

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August25° · rain 12 daysWarm with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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Flights

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