Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Switzerland, January 2026
In January 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Switzerland cost an average of CHF 0.122/kWh (CHF 122.00/MWh).
That is 17% more than in December 2025 and 2% less than in January 2025.
The cheapest day was Saturday, 3 January 2026, averaging CHF 0.092/kWh; the most expensive was Friday, 23 January 2026 at CHF 0.145/kWh.
The lowest price came on 3 January 2026 at 03:00 (CHF 0.078/kWh), the highest on 20 January 2026 at 08:00 (CHF 0.231/kWh).
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 02:00–05:00. Weekends were on average 12% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (December 2025)
- CHF 0.104 ▲
- Same month last year
- CHF 0.125 ▼
- Weekdays
- CHF 0.127
- Weekends
- CHF 0.111
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 · 02:00–05:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan Thursday | CHF 0.096 | CHF 0.086 13:00 | CHF 0.104 19:00 | – |
| 2 Jan Friday | CHF 0.097 | CHF 0.087 05:00 | CHF 0.108 18:00 | – |
| 3 Jan Saturday | CHF 0.092 | CHF 0.078 03:00 | CHF 0.107 17:00 | – |
| 4 Jan Sunday | CHF 0.100 | CHF 0.089 13:00 | CHF 0.115 19:00 | – |
| 5 Jan Monday | CHF 0.119 | CHF 0.093 03:00 | CHF 0.179 18:00 | – |
| 6 Jan Tuesday | CHF 0.111 | CHF 0.092 03:00 | CHF 0.136 17:00 | – |
| 7 Jan Wednesday | CHF 0.111 | CHF 0.097 04:00 | CHF 0.128 17:00 | – |
| 8 Jan Thursday | CHF 0.130 | CHF 0.095 04:00 | CHF 0.202 16:00 | – |
| 9 Jan Friday | CHF 0.112 | CHF 0.098 03:00 | CHF 0.121 08:00 | – |
| 10 Jan Saturday | CHF 0.108 | CHF 0.099 03:00 | CHF 0.116 17:00 | – |
| 11 Jan Sunday | CHF 0.103 | CHF 0.093 03:00 | CHF 0.114 18:00 | – |
| 12 Jan Monday | CHF 0.115 | CHF 0.095 04:00 | CHF 0.133 17:00 | – |
| 13 Jan Tuesday | CHF 0.121 | CHF 0.105 02:00 | CHF 0.137 17:00 | – |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | CHF 0.128 | CHF 0.111 03:00 | CHF 0.161 18:00 | – |
| 15 Jan Thursday | CHF 0.126 | CHF 0.109 02:00 | CHF 0.144 17:00 | – |
| 16 Jan Friday | CHF 0.129 | CHF 0.110 03:00 | CHF 0.156 17:00 | – |
| 17 Jan Saturday | CHF 0.115 | CHF 0.104 03:00 | CHF 0.132 17:00 | – |
| 18 Jan Sunday | CHF 0.115 | CHF 0.105 04:00 | CHF 0.130 18:00 | – |
| 19 Jan Monday | CHF 0.138 | CHF 0.105 03:00 | CHF 0.192 18:00 | – |
| 20 Jan Tuesday | CHF 0.143 | CHF 0.099 03:00 | CHF 0.231 08:00 | – |
| 21 Jan Wednesday | CHF 0.134 | CHF 0.114 04:00 | CHF 0.159 08:00 | – |
| 22 Jan Thursday | CHF 0.142 | CHF 0.120 02:00 | CHF 0.172 09:00 | – |
| 23 Jan Friday | CHF 0.145 | CHF 0.124 03:00 | CHF 0.166 08:00 | – |
| 24 Jan Saturday | CHF 0.126 | CHF 0.117 04:00 | CHF 0.137 18:00 | – |
| 25 Jan Sunday | CHF 0.121 | CHF 0.108 03:00 | CHF 0.133 17:00 | – |
| 26 Jan Monday | CHF 0.137 | CHF 0.099 03:00 | CHF 0.164 18:00 | – |
| 27 Jan Tuesday | CHF 0.140 | CHF 0.115 02:00 | CHF 0.177 08:00 | – |
| 28 Jan Wednesday | CHF 0.139 | CHF 0.114 02:00 | CHF 0.163 08:00 | – |
| 29 Jan Thursday | CHF 0.138 | CHF 0.112 02:00 | CHF 0.159 08:00 | – |
| 30 Jan Friday | CHF 0.132 | CHF 0.112 04:00 | CHF 0.150 08:00 | – |
| 31 Jan Saturday | CHF 0.119 | CHF 0.110 04:00 | CHF 0.132 18:00 | – |
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