Averages and annual totals:
| Town | average temperature in January | total rainfall | | average temperature in August | total hours of sunshine | Pully-Lausanne 462 m (Towns & Lakes) | 5.5°C | 1,253 mm | | 18.8°C | 2,147 hours | | | Château-d'Oex 956 m (Alps) | 1.3°C | 1,622 mm | | 15.1°C | --- | | | Payerne 491 m (Countryside) | 4.3°C | 1,005 mm | | 17.4°C | 1,923 hours | | | Bullet 1202 m (Jura) | 1.0°C | 1,685 mm | | 13°C | 1,925 hours | |
Source: Vaud statistics yearbook 2009, SCRIS (data: 2004-2007)
Maximum temperature in summer: approximately 30°C
Minimum temperature in winter: approximately -5°C
Winter: cold climate, but without being excessively harsh