Basel August 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of August 16.
August 16 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 36.5 °C 1974
Lowest temperature 7.6 °C 1939
Lowest daily high 13.2 °C 1966
Highest daily low 18.5 °C 1944
Most precipitation 3.21 cm 1944
August 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 25.4 °C
Average low 14.9 °C
Chance precipitation 43.0%
Basel August 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 32.1 17.3 0.00
2022 29.6 15.8 0.06
2021 23.3 15.2 0.03
2020 30.2 16.1 1.30
2019 24.7 13.4 0.00
2018 30.5 13.8 0.00
2017 27.4 17.0 1.70
2016 29.5 15.5 1.20
2015 18.0 14.2 0.34
2014 19.9 11.9 0.28
2013 27.7 11.9 0.00
2012 24.4 15.7 0.00
2011 25.4 14.6 0.00
2010 16.2 13.3 0.89
2009 30.8 18.4 0.00
2008 22.0 10.1 0.00
2007 24.2 15.5 0.09
2006 23.1 14.5 0.61
2005 21.2 12.2 0.00
2004 23.3 13.4 0.42
2003 31.4 16.1 0.60
2002 27.6 14.2 0.00
2001 27.3 17.9 0.01
2000 28.2 17.2 0.00
1999 17.7 15.4 1.04
1998 30.2 15.7 0.00
1997 27.4 15.2 0.00
1996 23.9 12.6 0.00
1995 24.1 13.2 0.00
1994 26.6 9.4 0.18
1993 29.2 15.3 0.00
1992 25.9 11.0 0.00
1991 27.6 15.8 0.00
1990 25.9 15.9 0.21
1989 34.5 17.3 0.55
1988 24.9 16.3 0.06
1987 27.9 12.7 0.00
1986 27.5 15.3 0.93
1985 25.6 15.8 0.00
1984 24.2 12.5 0.00
1983 25.1 15.2 0.91
1982 24.0 16.9 0.35
1981 28.6 15.9 0.14
1980 17.0 14.9 0.73
1979 15.1 12.4 0.24
1978 18.3 15.2 0.60
1977 26.6 12.8 2.42
1976 20.3 15.1 0.00
1975 25.4 14.7 0.05
1974 36.5 18.3 0.00
1973 28.4 14.9 0.00
1972 21.5 14.9 0.00
1971 25.4 14.2 0.00
1970 24.3 15.5 0.76
1969 21.4 14.0 0.19
1968 22.9 9.9 0.00
1967 30.2 16.0 1.27
1966 13.2 10.2 0.14
1965 25.9 13.1 0.00
1964 27.4 13.0 0.00
1963 24.3 10.8 0.00
1962 23.2 14.1 0.00
1961 20.2 11.3 0.32
1960 23.7 11.7 0.00
1959 22.6 12.6 0.00
1958 26.3 15.6 0.00
1957 17.6 11.2 0.00
1956 26.1 9.7 0.00
1955 24.3 11.3 0.00
1954 20.6 10.7 0.00
1953 24.4 16.7 0.99
1952 24.8 16.7 0.00
1951 24.2 12.7 0.27
1950 26.1 13.6 0.25
1949 30.8 10.6 0.00
1948 29.3 10.9 0.00
1947 35.1 16.2 0.00
1946 23.8 10.1 0.69
1945 22.8 15.3 0.00
1944 30.9 18.5 3.21
1943 29.7 8.8 0.00
1942 28.2 10.3 0.00
1941 21.7 14.1 1.30
1940 24.1 11.6 0.00
1939 24.1 7.6 0.00
1938 26.6 11.5 0.00
1937 20.4 11.5 0.49
1936 29.7 13.8 0.00
1935 25.6 8.5 0.00
1934 25.1 8.8 0.00
1933 29.2 12.7 0.01
1932 34.7 15.7 0.00
1931 25.8 11.1 0.62
1930 20.0 11.9 0.00
1929 30.5 14.0 0.52
1928 21.5 14.1 0.07
1927 17.2 11.7 0.08
1926 29.1 15.3 0.00
1925 21.0 13.8 0.00
1924 18.6 11.1 0.86
1923 22.7 15.2 0.00
1922 19.0 11.0 0.00
1921 21.2 11.0 0.00
1920 23.7 11.7 0.00
1919 29.3 13.7 0.00
1918 29.9 12.9 0.00
1917 20.5 13.7 0.02
1916 24.0 14.3 3.06
1915 21.3 11.4 0.00
1914 20.3 13.8 0.98
1913 19.5 10.0 0.00
1912 18.0 11.6 0.03
1911 24.0 12.7 0.00
1910 23.0 16.9 0.00
1909 29.5 14.1 0.40
1908 18.7 9.5 0.00
1907 18.5 12.2 0.26
1906 22.0 12.5 0.01
1905 23.2 15.0 2.45
1904 27.0 15.4 0.00
1903 18.5 12.5 0.10
1902 25.0 10.0 0.36
1901 18.0 12.0 0.05
What's the all-time high for Basel on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 36.5 °C which happened in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 36.5 °C 1974
2 35.1 °C 1947
3 34.7 °C 1932
4 34.5 °C 1989
5 32.1 °C 2023
6 31.4 °C 2003
7 30.9 °C 1944
8 30.8 °C 2009
8 30.8 °C 1949
10 30.5 °C 2018
10 30.5 °C 1929
What's the all-time low for Basel on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 7.6 °C which happened in 1939.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 7.6 °C 1939
2 8.5 °C 1935
3 8.8 °C 1934
3 8.8 °C 1943
5 9.4 °C 1994
6 9.5 °C 1908
7 9.7 °C 1956
8 9.9 °C 1968
9 10.0 °C 1913
9 10.0 °C 1902
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 13.2 °C 1966
2 15.1 °C 1979
3 16.2 °C 2010
4 17.0 °C 1980
5 17.2 °C 1927
6 17.6 °C 1957
7 17.7 °C 1999
8 18.0 °C 1901
8 18.0 °C 2015
8 18.0 °C 1912
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 3.21 cm which happened in 1944.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on August 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.21 cm 1944
2 3.06 cm 1916
3 2.45 cm 1905
4 2.42 cm 1977
5 1.70 cm 2017
6 1.30 cm 1941
6 1.30 cm 2020
8 1.27 cm 1967
9 1.20 cm 2016
10 1.04 cm 1999
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
© H Brothers Inc, 2021–2024
Contact us | Privacy policy