Basel August 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of August 20.
August 20 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 37.2 °C 1943
Lowest temperature 7.1 °C 1968
Lowest daily high 16.3 °C 1924
Highest daily low 20.4 °C 2012
Most precipitation 4.31 cm 1938
August 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 24.8 °C
Average low 14.4 °C
Chance precipitation 42.5%
Basel August 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 34.0 19.7 0.00
2022 24.3 16.0 0.44
2021 25.1 15.1 0.00
2020 33.6 19.6 0.00
2019 17.0 11.8 1.57
2018 30.1 15.6 0.00
2017 22.2 10.1 0.00
2016 20.3 13.9 0.85
2015 23.9 11.0 0.00
2014 19.5 10.8 0.00
2013 22.5 11.2 0.00
2012 32.9 20.4 0.00
2011 29.7 17.1 0.00
2010 27.3 15.2 0.00
2009 34.6 19.7 0.00
2008 20.5 14.4 0.00
2007 17.9 13.8 0.28
2006 22.9 14.3 0.03
2005 19.5 15.0 0.26
2004 24.2 16.1 0.00
2003 26.3 16.5 0.30
2002 25.9 16.5 0.30
2001 25.2 15.8 0.03
2000 33.0 17.8 1.24
1999 23.2 14.0 0.00
1998 27.1 15.3 0.00
1997 28.7 15.3 0.00
1996 27.3 16.5 0.00
1995 24.2 16.4 0.04
1994 25.7 16.2 0.00
1993 28.6 13.2 0.00
1992 30.9 18.5 0.01
1991 25.3 9.2 0.00
1990 27.3 15.1 0.00
1989 30.0 14.4 0.00
1988 20.2 13.5 2.35
1987 26.9 13.9 0.00
1986 20.7 12.0 0.00
1985 24.3 14.3 0.00
1984 26.9 11.3 0.00
1983 27.4 16.5 0.00
1982 17.4 11.0 0.84
1981 21.5 11.4 0.11
1980 23.9 16.7 0.00
1979 19.3 12.3 0.12
1978 27.0 12.8 0.00
1977 20.3 12.0 0.53
1976 22.2 10.0 0.30
1975 27.2 14.9 0.00
1974 20.4 12.9 0.00
1973 29.5 17.8 0.00
1972 16.9 7.8 0.00
1971 20.5 15.4 1.87
1970 17.7 14.4 0.20
1969 26.9 11.6 0.50
1968 25.5 7.1 0.00
1967 19.5 15.0 0.00
1966 17.6 12.7 1.88
1965 27.3 14.1 0.02
1964 22.7 10.8 0.00
1963 17.7 10.5 0.53
1962 30.5 9.2 0.00
1961 21.2 12.2 0.00
1960 23.9 11.0 0.00
1959 26.5 11.0 0.00
1958 23.0 12.7 0.61
1957 21.9 9.4 0.00
1956 19.0 11.7 1.94
1955 27.5 14.0 0.91
1954 19.8 13.2 2.81
1953 29.8 12.6 0.06
1952 21.2 13.6 0.32
1951 19.1 14.1 3.02
1950 27.1 10.7 0.00
1949 27.3 9.8 0.00
1948 24.1 11.5 0.00
1947 35.0 17.5 0.00
1946 21.5 11.4 1.35
1945 17.1 12.5 0.09
1944 31.5 16.4 0.00
1943 37.2 19.8 0.00
1942 26.1 15.3 0.82
1941 21.7 12.9 0.00
1940 19.1 10.3 0.12
1939 26.3 14.6 0.03
1938 23.6 17.3 4.31
1937 21.7 14.3 0.00
1936 23.8 16.9 0.00
1935 27.1 13.1 0.00
1934 28.4 14.0 0.00
1933 30.0 17.8 0.89
1932 34.5 15.0 0.00
1931 22.2 12.7 0.14
1930 20.8 12.6 0.00
1929 17.0 11.5 0.02
1928 23.6 14.9 0.00
1927 18.9 12.9 0.01
1926 24.6 14.5 0.00
1925 19.0 15.1 1.51
1924 16.3 9.9 0.27
1923 19.2 12.5 0.13
1922 22.5 9.3 0.00
1921 20.8 13.3 0.15
1920 18.9 12.3 0.32
1919 32.4 15.1 0.00
1918 25.2 11.0 0.00
1917 21.1 16.0 0.98
1916 18.3 12.0 0.00
1915 19.2 8.0 0.00
1914 22.5 11.0 0.34
1913 19.1 14.2 0.94
1912 17.1 14.0 0.96
1911 31.9 16.2 0.67
1910 25.6 17.1 0.00
1909 23.4 10.5 0.00
1908 27.5 11.6 0.00
1907 21.2 13.0 0.00
1906 20.0 8.0 0.00
1905 25.0 14.5 0.00
1904 24.7 9.6 0.05
1903 20.0 10.0 0.00
1902 22.0 16.5 0.57
1901 25.0 12.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Basel on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 37.2 °C which happened in 1943.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 37.2 °C 1943
2 35.0 °C 1947
3 34.6 °C 2009
4 34.5 °C 1932
5 34.0 °C 2023
6 33.6 °C 2020
7 33.0 °C 2000
8 32.9 °C 2012
9 32.4 °C 1919
10 31.9 °C 1911
What's the all-time low for Basel on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 7.1 °C which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 7.1 °C 1968
2 7.8 °C 1972
3 8.0 °C 1906
3 8.0 °C 1915
5 9.2 °C 1962
5 9.2 °C 1991
7 9.3 °C 1922
8 9.4 °C 1957
9 9.6 °C 1904
10 9.8 °C 1949
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 16.3 °C 1924
2 16.9 °C 1972
3 17.0 °C 2019
3 17.0 °C 1929
5 17.1 °C 1945
5 17.1 °C 1912
7 17.4 °C 1982
8 17.6 °C 1966
9 17.7 °C 1970
9 17.7 °C 1963
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 4.31 cm which happened in 1938.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on August 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.31 cm 1938
2 3.02 cm 1951
3 2.81 cm 1954
4 2.35 cm 1988
5 1.94 cm 1956
6 1.88 cm 1966
7 1.87 cm 1971
8 1.57 cm 2019
9 1.51 cm 1925
10 1.35 cm 1946
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.
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