Basel January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 17.1 °C 2023
Lowest temperature -16.0 °C 1909
Lowest daily high -9.0 °C 1997
Highest daily low 9.0 °C 1917
Most precipitation 2.80 cm 1962
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 5.5 °C
Average low -0.1 °C
Chance precipitation 49.8%
Basel January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 8.6 3.4 0.15
2023 17.1 7.9 0.00
2022 11.4 2.9 0.00
2021 3.0 1.1 0.00
2020 3.2 -3.4 0.00
2019 5.9 1.9 0.07
2018 9.7 4.9 0.19
2017 2.2 n/a 0.00
2016 n/a n/a n/a
2015 n/a n/a n/a
2014 7.6 0.1 0.09
2013 6.7 0.1 0.20
2012 14.4 8.4 0.00
2011 0.3 -0.8 0.00
2010 4.8 -0.2 0.56
2009 3.6 0.2 0.00
2008 0.9 -2.2 0.00
2007 14.5 3.9 1.47
2006 7.8 2.7 0.02
2005 5.7 2.0 0.07
2004 1.1 -1.0 0.18
2003 14.6 7.2 0.25
2002 -0.1 -8.5 0.00
2001 4.4 -1.3 1.22
2000 3.9 1.6 0.03
1999 4.0 -2.3 0.00
1998 7.4 1.7 0.10
1997 -9.0 -12.2 0.00
1996 3.8 0.5 0.00
1995 4.8 0.1 0.51
1994 6.1 0.8 0.04
1993 -2.3 -9.4 0.00
1992 1.2 -3.2 0.00
1991 8.0 0.8 0.33
1990 1.2 -3.6 0.00
1989 2.2 -0.1 0.00
1988 9.0 3.4 0.18
1987 13.3 7.0 0.57
1986 -0.2 -5.5 0.18
1985 1.9 -3.4 0.02
1984 8.1 -2.2 0.00
1983 4.1 -2.0 0.00
1982 6.7 4.1 0.11
1981 6.0 -0.7 0.00
1980 1.2 -4.4 0.01
1979 n/a -11.6 0.02
1978 6.5 1.9 0.00
1977 5.5 0.3 0.58
1976 9.1 -1.5 0.09
1975 6.1 1.7 0.00
1974 1.0 -1.9 0.01
1973 -2.6 -8.2 0.00
1972 2.5 -0.8 0.00
1971 -6.4 -9.7 0.00
1970 -2.4 -4.1 0.00
1969 0.3 -5.9 0.22
1968 2.1 -1.6 1.20
1967 10.8 6.0 0.56
1966 13.0 4.1 0.12
1965 3.6 -0.4 1.05
1964 5.3 -2.1 0.00
1963 2.4 -2.1 0.03
1962 7.8 -0.5 2.80
1961 2.1 -0.2 0.21
1960 10.9 0.8 0.09
1959 7.9 -0.3 0.04
1958 6.2 -0.6 0.00
1957 -0.9 -4.4 0.00
1956 5.1 0.3 0.50
1955 2.3 -5.2 0.00
1954 -1.7 -4.5 0.00
1953 0.5 -3.6 0.02
1952 11.8 0.9 0.34
1951 7.3 -1.9 0.08
1950 0.8 -5.0 0.00
1949 7.6 -0.7 1.25
1948 1.1 -3.1 1.27
1947 4.7 -1.9 0.00
1946 -0.5 -4.7 0.00
1945 -1.1 -6.4 0.00
1944 2.9 -3.7 0.46
1943 5.0 -0.3 0.61
1942 3.1 -0.3 0.00
1941 9.6 -1.2 1.32
1940 2.1 -5.4 0.00
1939 7.8 0.6 0.11
1938 -1.2 -8.2 0.05
1937 5.2 -1.2 0.01
1936 5.6 3.1 0.91
1935 7.3 5.2 0.74
1934 0.3 -1.2 0.11
1933 2.6 -2.5 0.06
1932 -2.8 -8.2 0.00
1931 11.8 2.0 0.49
1930 4.9 -1.6 0.02
1929 1.2 -4.2 0.00
1928 0.9 -1.7 0.01
1927 3.9 -0.6 0.00
1926 10.0 5.7 0.00
1925 8.4 2.5 0.00
1924 -3.0 -8.4 0.30
1923 6.2 2.6 0.01
1922 6.5 1.5 0.00
1921 13.5 7.5 0.00
1920 6.5 1.7 0.87
1919 5.6 3.4 0.00
1918 -4.5 -8.4 0.00
1917 11.7 9.0 0.36
1916 10.0 5.0 0.48
1915 5.5 0.6 0.00
1914 -4.0 -8.8 0.01
1913 3.2 -2.0 0.00
1912 5.0 0.4 0.01
1911 0.6 -3.3 0.95
1910 2.0 -1.3 0.05
1909 -5.8 -16.0 0.00
1908 0.7 -2.2 0.08
1907 6.1 -5.1 0.13
1906 -3.5 -7.1 0.00
1905 -2.0 -11.0 0.00
1904 0.3 -8.5 0.00
1903 5.5 0.5 0.08
1902 7.5 0.5 0.10
1901 7.5 -1.0 0.22
What's the all-time high for Basel on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 17.1 °C which happened in 2023.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 17.1 °C 2023
2 14.6 °C 2003
3 14.5 °C 2007
4 14.4 °C 2012
5 13.5 °C 1921
6 13.3 °C 1987
7 13.0 °C 1966
8 11.8 °C 1931
8 11.8 °C 1952
10 11.7 °C 1917
What's the all-time low for Basel on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -16.0 °C which happened in 1909.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -16.0 °C 1909
2 -12.2 °C 1997
3 -11.6 °C 1979
4 -11.0 °C 1905
5 -9.7 °C 1971
6 -9.4 °C 1993
7 -8.8 °C 1914
8 -8.5 °C 2002
8 -8.5 °C 1904
10 -8.4 °C 1924
10 -8.4 °C 1918
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -9.0 °C 1997
2 -6.4 °C 1971
3 -5.8 °C 1909
4 -4.5 °C 1918
5 -4.0 °C 1914
6 -3.5 °C 1906
7 -3.0 °C 1924
8 -2.8 °C 1932
9 -2.6 °C 1973
10 -2.4 °C 1970
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 2.80 cm which happened in 1962.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.80 cm 1962
2 1.47 cm 2007
3 1.32 cm 1941
4 1.27 cm 1948
5 1.25 cm 1949
6 1.22 cm 2001
7 1.20 cm 1968
8 1.05 cm 1965
9 0.95 cm 1911
10 0.91 cm 1936
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location