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Will I see the 2027 solar eclipse in Zurich?

Monday 2 August 2027 · Zurich

Partly

55% of the Sun is covered at 11:07 local time. A partial eclipse: worth a look through eclipse glasses, but the day stays bright. Totality is 1,230 km to the south.

38%chance of a clear view at 11:07, from 20+ years of weather records
55%of the Sun covered
11:07most covered (CEST)
48°Sun height, south-east
1,230 kmto totality (south)
Make it a trip to KairouanKairouan is 1,305 km away and gets 2 min 44 s of totality.
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When to look

Local time in Zurich (CEST).

  1. 10:03:56StartsThe Moon touches the Sun
  2. 11:07:34Most covered55% of the Sun
  3. 12:14:15EndsThe Sun is whole again
For the real thing, the path of totality runs 1,230 km to the south. Nearest town in it on our list: Kairouan (2 min 44 s).
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Lines show how much of the Sun is covered at the peak. Gold band: the path of totality.

Will the Sun be clear at 11:07?

Cloud is a real risk. Around 11:07 from 21 July to 14 August, the sky over Zurich is on average 38% free of cloud: roughly the chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks. Zurich airport, 10 km away, reported 38% in 712 weather reports (2006–2025).

2 August around 11:07, every year since 2006

  • 062006: cloudy
  • 072007: cloudy
  • 082008: cloudy
  • 092009: cloudy
  • 102010: cloudy
  • 112011: clear
  • 122012: cloudy
  • 132013: clear
  • 142014: cloudy
  • 152015: some cloud
  • 162016: cloudy
  • 172017: clear
  • 182018: some cloud
  • 192019: cloudy
  • 202020: cloudy
  • 212021: cloudy
  • 222022: some cloud
  • 232023: cloudy
  • 242024: clear
  • 252025: cloudy
clear (up to 2/8 cloud)some cloudcloudy (6/8 or more)

Clear or nearly clear in 4 of 20 years on the day itself (Zurich airport weather reports). One day is luck; the 38% above averages every day from 21 July to 14 August. How: NASA POWER hourly cloud data (2001–2025), corrected to match the weather reports of the 66 airports we checked (NOAA ISD, 2006–2025); NASA alone was up to 20 points too sunny along the Strait of Gibraltar. A real forecast exists about a week before: we'll add it here.

Staying in Kairouan

Rooms in the path go first: book now with free cancellation, then check the forecast a week before. Kairouan has 2 min 44 s of totality and a 82% clear record.

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Keep your eyes safe

Before and after totality

Look at the Sun only through eclipse glasses or a solar viewer made to ISO 12312-2. Sunglasses are not enough, even at 99%.

During totality

Once the last bead of sunlight disappears, take the glasses off and look. Put them back on the moment the Sun's edge reappears.

Cameras and binoculars

Never point binoculars, a telescope or a camera lens at the partial Sun without a solar filter on the front.

Zurich eclipse: questions

It starts at 10:03 and ends at 12:14 local time (CEST). The most is covered at 11:07.

No. Zurich sees a partial eclipse with 55% of the Sun covered. The nearest totality is about 1,230 km to the south; Kairouan (1,305 km) gets 2 min 44 s.

Nobody can know that until about a week before. From history: around 11:07 in late July and early August, the sky over Zurich is on average 38% free of cloud, so roughly a 38% chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks. That comes from Zurich airport's own weather reports (2006–2025), 10 km away.

The Sun will be 48° above the horizon in the south-east, so pick a spot with an open view that way: a beach, a rooftop terrace or a hill. At that height buildings rarely get in the way.

Yes, for everything except totality itself. Use glasses or viewers made to ISO 12312-2. In a partial eclipse you need them the whole time, even at 99%.

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