Annual precipitation
1000 mm/yr
As of 1991-2020 · Climate normals 1991-2020 (WMO / national meteorological services, via Wikipedia climate tables)switzerland · City evidence profile
Geneva
A transparent profile—not a promise. Low-confidence, estimated and stale values are clearly marked.
Use in my decisionScoring coverage
16/20
current, score-eligible measures
Evidence
Annual sunshine hours
1828 hours/yr
As of 1991-2020 · Climate normals 1991-2020 (WMO / national meteorological services, via Wikipedia climate tables)Distance to nearest sea / coastline
230 km
As of 2024 · OpenStreetMap coastline — derived distance to seaDistance to nearest mountains (>1500 m)
20 km
As of 2024 · Derived distance to mountains (>1500 m), from public elevation/peak dataDistance to nearest major international airport
5 km
As of 2024 · OurAirports — airport locationsSeismic hazard (ordinal 0 very-low to 4 high)
2 index_0_4
As of 2020 · EFEHR / ESHM20 — European Seismic Hazard Model 2020Monthly rent, 1-bedroom, city centre
1326 EUR/mo ±133
BFS Geneva avg NET 2-room 1,242 CHF ×1.0679. Net. 3-room net €1,610.
As of 2022-2024 · Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS) — Structural rent statistics, table T 09.03.03.42, avg NET rent 2-roomHousehold electricity price (band DC, all taxes)
— EUR/kWh
Not in Eurostat nrg_pc_204; seed from ElCom.
As of 2026-08 · Manual curation (pending) — rent overlay + other manually-seeded values · inherited from switzerlandHealthcare / health outcome (life expectancy at birth)
84.1 years
As of 2023 · Eurostat — Life expectancy at birth (tps00205 / demo_mlexpec) · inherited from switzerlandIntentional homicide rate
0.48 per_100k
As of 2022 · Eurostat — Police-recorded offences by category (crim_off_cat) · inherited from switzerlandEnglish / language accessibility
— index
Not in Eurostat edat_aes_l21 2022 release; English proficiency high but unsourced this pass. Seed from BFS or Eurobarometer.
As of 2022 · Eurostat — Number of foreign languages known, self-reported (edat_aes_l21) · inherited from switzerlandNet annual earnings (single, no children)
— EUR/yr
Not in Eurostat earn_nt_net; seed from BFS/OECD.
As of 2026-08 · Manual curation (pending) — rent overlay + other manually-seeded values · inherited from switzerlandComparative price level (household consumption)
173 index_eu27=100
As of 2024 · Eurostat — Price level indices, household final consumption (tec00120 / prc_ppp_ind_1) · inherited from switzerlandOverall tax burden (taxes + social contributions, % of GDP)
27.8 pct_gdp
As of 2024 · Eurostat — Main national accounts tax aggregates (gov_10a_taxag) · inherited from switzerlandAir quality — annual mean PM2.5
10.69 ug/m3
World Bank mean annual PM2.5 exposure (country baseline, dated 2017).
As of 2017 · World Bank — PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3) · inherited from switzerlandPublic-transport provision (ordinal proxy)
6 index_0_10
Ordinal: tram+Leman Express rail, small.
As of 2026-08 · Documented public-transport provision ordinal (rapid-transit systems + city size)Fixed broadband / internet quality
88.4 pct_hh_vhcn
Fixed VHCN household coverage % (isoc_cbt).
As of 2024 · Eurostat — Broadband internet coverage by technology (isoc_cbt) · inherited from switzerlandIncome level — GNI per capita, PPP (gross)
101690 intl$_ppp
Gross GNI per capita, PPP; not net take-home salary
As of 2025 · World Bank — GNI per capita, PPP (NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD) · inherited from switzerlandAverage annual temperature
11 °C
As of 1991-2020 · Climate normals 1991-2020 (WMO / national meteorological services, via Wikipedia climate tables)