Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Switzerland, August 2025
In August 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in Switzerland cost an average of CHF 0.074/kWh (CHF 74.00/MWh).
That is 13% less than in July 2025 and 35% more than in August 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 3 August 2025, averaging CHF 0.040/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 28 August 2025 at CHF 0.105/kWh.
The lowest price came on 10 August 2025 at 14:00 (CHF -0.021/kWh), the highest on 13 August 2025 at 20:00 (CHF 0.144/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 44 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 28% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2025)
- CHF 0.085 ▼
- Same month last year
- CHF 0.055 ▲
- Weekdays
- CHF 0.081
- Weekends
- CHF 0.058
Wholesale price · /kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
/kWh · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Friday | CHF 0.085 | CHF 0.060 13:00 | CHF 0.105 21:00 | – |
| 2 Aug Saturday | CHF 0.066 | CHF -0.002 14:00 | CHF 0.099 20:00 | 2 |
| 3 Aug Sunday | CHF 0.040 | CHF -0.008 16:00 | CHF 0.083 22:00 | 7 |
| 4 Aug Monday | CHF 0.067 | CHF 0.010 14:00 | CHF 0.095 07:00 | – |
| 5 Aug Tuesday | CHF 0.052 | CHF -0.010 13:00 | CHF 0.082 20:00 | 4 |
| 6 Aug Wednesday | CHF 0.078 | CHF 0.058 13:00 | CHF 0.108 21:00 | – |
| 7 Aug Thursday | CHF 0.073 | CHF -0.001 14:00 | CHF 0.107 20:00 | 2 |
| 8 Aug Friday | CHF 0.071 | CHF 0.009 15:00 | CHF 0.103 20:00 | – |
| 9 Aug Saturday | CHF 0.062 | CHF -0.013 14:00 | CHF 0.100 20:00 | 4 |
| 10 Aug Sunday | CHF 0.049 | CHF -0.021 14:00 | CHF 0.101 20:00 | 7 |
| 11 Aug Monday | CHF 0.072 | CHF 0.000 13:00 | CHF 0.108 19:00 | 1 |
| 12 Aug Tuesday | CHF 0.081 | CHF 0.010 13:00 | CHF 0.140 20:00 | – |
| 13 Aug Wednesday | CHF 0.091 | CHF 0.049 13:00 | CHF 0.144 20:00 | – |
| 14 Aug Thursday | CHF 0.092 | CHF 0.047 13:00 | CHF 0.131 20:00 | – |
| 15 Aug Friday | CHF 0.071 | CHF 0.000 13:00 | CHF 0.102 20:00 | – |
| 16 Aug Saturday | CHF 0.063 | CHF 0.001 13:00 | CHF 0.095 20:00 | – |
| 17 Aug Sunday | CHF 0.058 | CHF -0.003 13:00 | CHF 0.103 20:00 | 2 |
| 18 Aug Monday | CHF 0.082 | CHF 0.017 13:00 | CHF 0.122 19:00 | – |
| 19 Aug Tuesday | CHF 0.087 | CHF 0.052 13:00 | CHF 0.120 19:00 | – |
| 20 Aug Wednesday | CHF 0.090 | CHF 0.076 13:00 | CHF 0.111 20:00 | – |
| 21 Aug Thursday | CHF 0.092 | CHF 0.082 12:00 | CHF 0.102 20:00 | – |
| 22 Aug Friday | CHF 0.083 | CHF 0.066 13:00 | CHF 0.103 20:00 | – |
| 23 Aug Saturday | CHF 0.061 | CHF -0.002 15:00 | CHF 0.106 20:00 | 4 |
| 24 Aug Sunday | CHF 0.059 | CHF -0.006 13:00 | CHF 0.105 20:00 | 5 |
| 25 Aug Monday | CHF 0.076 | CHF 0.004 13:00 | CHF 0.113 20:00 | – |
| 26 Aug Tuesday | CHF 0.087 | CHF 0.024 13:00 | CHF 0.133 19:00 | – |
| 27 Aug Wednesday | CHF 0.091 | CHF 0.055 12:00 | CHF 0.124 19:00 | – |
| 28 Aug Thursday | CHF 0.105 | CHF 0.087 03:00 | CHF 0.135 19:00 | – |
| 29 Aug Friday | CHF 0.084 | CHF 0.044 13:00 | CHF 0.110 19:00 | – |
| 30 Aug Saturday | CHF 0.071 | CHF 0.005 13:00 | CHF 0.101 19:00 | – |
| 31 Aug Sunday | CHF 0.053 | CHF -0.007 14:00 | CHF 0.102 19:00 | 6 |
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