Average January Temperature in Basel by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Basel, Switzerland for the month of January each year between 1901 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest January Ever in Basel?

2018 was the warmest January in the history of Basel, Switzerland. The average daily high temperature was 9.1 °C, and the average low was 3.6 °C.

What Was the Coldest January Ever in Basel?

1940 was the coolest January in the history of Basel, Switzerland. The average daily high temperature was -2.4 °C, and the average low was -9.6 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2024	28	6.3	-0.1
2023	15	7.1	1.3
2022	42	5.9	-1.1
2021	53	4.4	-0.5
2020	20	7.3	0.2
2019	62	4.0	-0.8
2018	1	9.1	3.6
2016	22	6.7	0.7
2015	23	6.7	0.7
2014	9	7.5	1.7
2013	69	3.7	-0.8
2012	19	6.6	1.0
2011	44	5.1	-0.3
2010	98	1.2	-2.9
2009	97	2.1	-3.5
2008	12	7.8	1.1
2007	2	8.6	2.8
2006	102	1.5	-3.9
2005	52	5.3	-1.3
2004	47	4.9	-0.4
2003	75	3.8	-1.5
2002	67	4.8	-1.9
2001	24	6.2	1.1
2000	50	4.3	-0.2
1999	18	7.3	0.4
1998	21	6.8	0.8
1997	104	0.6	-3.3
1996	71	3.2	-0.5
1995	64	4.7	-1.5
1994	17	7.0	0.8
1993	11	8.1	0.8
1992	87	3.0	-2.3
1991	43	5.0	-0.2
1990	39	5.6	-0.6
1989	38	5.3	-0.2
1988	4	8.3	2.6
1987	118	-1.2	-6.5
1986	46	5.3	-0.6
1985	119	-1.8	-8.2
1984	40	5.5	-0.6
1983	14	7.2	1.3
1982	84	3.2	-1.8
1981	92	2.2	-3.1
1980	86	2.9	-2.1
1979	109	0.7	-4.3
1978	51	4.1	0.0
1977	56	4.1	-0.4
1976	36	5.3	-0.1
1975	7	7.7	2.1
1974	10	7.6	1.6
1973	94	1.9	-2.9
1972	82	3.2	-1.7
1971	99	3.1	-4.8
1970	80	3.3	-1.5
1969	45	4.9	-0.3
1968	83	3.8	-2.3
1967	61	4.2	-0.9
1966	108	1.7	-4.9
1965	49	4.9	-0.8
1964	110	1.0	-4.6
1963	122	-2.0	-9.2
1962	32	5.9	-0.1
1961	65	4.1	-1.0
1960	88	3.8	-3.5
1959	73	5.0	-2.4
1958	74	4.4	-1.9
1957	93	2.9	-3.8
1956	29	6.4	-0.3
1955	72	4.6	-1.9
1954	105	1.2	-4.0
1953	111	1.0	-4.8
1952	78	4.4	-2.5
1951	31	5.6	0.3
1950	85	3.8	-2.4
1949	77	4.4	-2.3
1948	6	8.2	2.0
1947	112	1.2	-5.2
1946	100	2.3	-4.3
1945	120	-1.7	-8.8
1944	27	6.4	-0.1
1943	66	4.4	-1.4
1942	121	-1.7	-9.2
1941	117	0.0	-6.6
1940	123	-2.4	-9.6
1939	16	6.9	1.0
1938	41	5.8	-0.9
1937	33	6.0	-0.5
1936	5	8.7	1.8
1935	96	2.3	-3.6
1934	76	3.6	-1.5
1933	103	1.5	-4.1
1932	59	4.9	-1.5
1931	68	4.9	-2.0
1930	26	6.6	0.0
1929	116	-0.3	-6.3
1928	25	6.2	1.1
1927	37	4.6	0.4
1926	57	4.3	-0.7
1925	30	5.9	0.2
1924	89	2.5	-2.7
1923	63	3.7	-0.5
1922	81	3.3	-1.8
1921	3	8.3	2.9
1920	13	7.3	1.6
1919	58	3.9	-0.3
1918	70	5.2	-2.4
1917	91	1.6	-2.4
1916	8	7.9	1.7
1915	60	4.2	-0.9
1914	115	-0.3	-6.0
1913	35	5.2	0.0
1912	54	4.7	-1.0
1911	114	0.3	-5.4
1910	55	5.0	-1.3
1909	106	1.7	-5.0
1908	113	0.9	-5.8
1907	90	3.1	-3.5
1906	48	5.7	-1.2
1905	107	1.6	-4.9
1904	95	2.3	-3.4
1903	79	4.1	-2.2
1902	34	5.6	-0.4
1901	101	2.2	-4.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1901–2024	Basel Binningen	location