Basel December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 16.8 °C 1961
Lowest temperature -15.0 °C 1906
Lowest daily high -7.5 °C 1908
Highest daily low 9.6 °C 1925
Most precipitation 2.25 cm 2008
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 5.5 °C
Average low 0.0 °C
Chance precipitation 50.7%
Basel December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 13.4 3.9 0.39
2022 16.5 7.1 0.00
2021 14.1 3.9 0.01
2020 4.8 -1.2 0.71
2019 3.5 -1.3 0.00
2018 7.7 3.3 0.00
2017 15.5 7.5 0.21
2016 1.9 -5.5 0.00
2015 5.5 2.6 0.31
2014 1.0 -5.6 0.00
2013 5.4 0.1 0.01
2012 10.1 0.8 0.00
2011 11.3 1.5 0.77
2010 0.9 -0.5 0.00
2009 7.9 4.3 0.57
2008 1.7 -2.5 2.25
2007 4.9 -2.4 0.00
2006 14.8 4.3 0.38
2005 9.1 -2.4 0.58
2004 2.0 -2.2 0.16
2003 0.7 -0.3 0.05
2002 10.9 8.1 0.09
2001 0.5 -5.6 0.01
2000 2.9 -0.8 0.00
1999 1.9 -0.7 0.09
1998 4.3 -0.9 0.00
1997 5.4 3.1 0.07
1996 -6.9 -9.3 0.01
1995 1.1 -0.6 0.33
1994 8.5 3.2 0.24
1993 13.8 5.9 1.15
1992 -1.5 -7.6 0.00
1991 2.6 -1.0 0.00
1990 9.3 7.4 0.72
1989 1.3 -4.5 0.00
1988 0.3 -1.1 0.00
1987 6.7 1.0 0.02
1986 10.2 8.4 0.00
1985 -2.8 -6.0 0.00
1984 -1.3 -4.3 0.01
1983 6.5 0.7 0.00
1982 2.3 -4.5 0.00
1981 12.5 4.7 0.05
1980 4.4 -5.0 0.00
1979 1.8 -2.1 0.06
1978 11.5 n/a 0.46
1977 4.2 1.7 0.00
1976 2.8 -6.4 0.03
1975 3.2 -2.3 0.00
1974 4.0 0.6 0.00
1973 0.0 -4.0 0.00
1972 -0.1 -8.8 0.00
1971 0.6 -1.3 0.00
1970 -2.1 -6.8 0.12
1969 -2.5 -3.7 0.00
1968 -1.5 -6.2 0.10
1967 1.9 -2.2 0.04
1966 10.7 0.2 0.08
1965 7.5 2.8 0.13
1964 4.4 -2.4 0.01
1963 1.8 -2.5 0.00
1962 2.1 -3.4 0.08
1961 16.8 1.6 0.38
1960 5.9 -2.5 0.08
1959 9.3 0.6 0.00
1958 8.1 -2.3 0.03
1957 5.3 1.8 0.00
1956 1.1 -2.9 0.00
1955 5.7 0.4 0.09
1954 5.3 -0.4 0.00
1953 -0.5 -3.5 0.00
1952 0.2 -4.0 0.00
1951 5.4 1.4 0.26
1950 -1.5 -11.5 0.00
1949 4.2 -0.2 0.00
1948 7.0 -0.3 0.18
1947 2.0 -2.0 0.01
1946 -0.8 -4.5 0.66
1945 2.0 -0.6 0.00
1944 0.7 -5.5 0.12
1943 2.1 -1.9 0.01
1942 1.6 -5.4 0.12
1941 0.9 -6.1 0.02
1940 9.9 0.8 0.55
1939 -0.4 -10.2 0.00
1938 4.1 0.9 0.12
1937 -0.2 -7.4 0.00
1936 6.5 0.8 0.00
1935 12.5 4.1 0.00
1934 7.3 1.2 0.26
1933 0.0 -1.8 0.00
1932 7.0 0.4 0.00
1931 1.4 -5.4 0.00
1930 13.6 5.2 0.14
1929 8.8 2.3 0.51
1928 2.4 -0.7 0.00
1927 1.0 -3.0 0.01
1926 3.4 -2.2 0.00
1925 16.0 9.6 0.17
1924 5.0 2.1 0.30
1923 -0.4 -8.9 0.00
1922 8.6 2.3 0.02
1921 9.4 4.1 0.00
1920 9.2 3.8 0.00
1919 8.7 4.8 0.05
1918 12.5 4.3 0.07
1917 -2.5 -10.0 0.00
1916 9.5 6.6 0.05
1915 9.8 4.6 0.27
1914 3.3 -1.4 0.00
1913 -2.2 -4.8 0.03
1912 5.7 -1.9 0.00
1911 7.0 2.0 0.00
1910 2.1 -0.2 0.11
1909 1.6 -3.0 0.40
1908 -7.5 -12.8 0.00
1907 1.0 -2.5 0.00
1906 -4.5 -15.0 0.23
1905 0.6 -4.8 0.00
1904 5.6 -2.5 0.30
1903 -2.0 -7.5 0.00
1902 5.0 0.0 0.01
1901 11.0 4.5 0.00
What's the all-time high for Basel on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 16.8 °C which happened in 1961.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 16.8 °C 1961
2 16.5 °C 2022
3 16.0 °C 1925
4 15.5 °C 2017
5 14.8 °C 2006
6 14.1 °C 2021
7 13.8 °C 1993
8 13.6 °C 1930
9 13.4 °C 2023
10 12.5 °C 1935
10 12.5 °C 1981
10 12.5 °C 1918
What's the all-time low for Basel on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -15.0 °C which happened in 1906.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -15.0 °C 1906
2 -12.8 °C 1908
3 -11.5 °C 1950
4 -10.2 °C 1939
5 -10.0 °C 1917
6 -9.3 °C 1996
7 -8.9 °C 1923
8 -8.8 °C 1972
9 -7.6 °C 1992
10 -7.5 °C 1903
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7.5 °C 1908
2 -6.9 °C 1996
3 -4.5 °C 1906
4 -2.8 °C 1985
5 -2.5 °C 1917
5 -2.5 °C 1969
7 -2.2 °C 1913
8 -2.1 °C 1970
9 -2.0 °C 1903
10 -1.5 °C 1950
10 -1.5 °C 1992
10 -1.5 °C 1968
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 2.25 cm which happened in 2008.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.25 cm 2008
2 1.15 cm 1993
3 0.77 cm 2011
4 0.72 cm 1990
5 0.71 cm 2020
6 0.66 cm 1946
7 0.58 cm 2005
8 0.57 cm 2009
9 0.55 cm 1940
10 0.51 cm 1929
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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