Sion: is it crowded? When to visit
Sion (Switzerland) is busiest in May, June, July, August and September and calmer the rest of the year. At its busiest, around the week of 9 Aug 2027, about 436 tourists stay there each night.
Even then it stays calm for its size: a good choice to avoid the crowds. 2/9 · Calm
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Very calmCalmQuietSome visitorsBusyVery busyCrowdedVery crowdedOvercrowded
Forecasts from official statistics. The first three months are the most reliable. See Sion on the map, week by week →
What to see in Sion
- Valère Castle
- Sion Cathedral
100 listed monuments and 54 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Sion
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Bern · 1 h 30 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Old City of Bern, Simsonbrunnen
- Fribourg · 1 h 14 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Fribourg Cathedral, Collège Saint-Michel
- La Chaux-de-Fonds · 1 h 59 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning, International Museum of Horology
- Bellinzona · 2 h 22 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Three Castles of Bellinzona, Sasso Corbaro Castle
- Lausanne · 1 h 13 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: La Suisse, Pont Chauderon
Drive times are estimates from distance.