Basel January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 16.5 °C 1939
Lowest temperature -21.5 °C 1966
Lowest daily high -10.1 °C 1966
Highest daily low 6.5 °C 1983
Most precipitation 2.25 cm 2018
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 5.2 °C
Average low -0.4 °C
Chance precipitation 44.7%
Basel January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 1.1 -5.0 0.60
2023 7.0 1.0 0.20
2022 4.1 -5.2 0.00
2021 -2.7 -4.4 0.21
2020 12.6 3.7 0.00
2019 5.8 -1.8 0.00
2018 11.1 4.4 2.25
2017 -1.0 -5.6 0.05
2016 3.1 -0.3 0.00
2015 6.1 3.4 1.47
2014 8.0 3.9 1.92
2013 -0.3 -5.0 0.04
2012 1.5 -5.0 0.00
2011 9.9 0.5 0.00
2010 2.1 0.5 0.72
2009 3.8 -3.3 0.00
2008 10.1 4.8 0.13
2007 8.7 1.4 0.00
2006 -0.7 -7.7 0.10
2005 2.6 -3.0 0.00
2004 8.9 0.7 1.57
2003 5.0 -1.8 0.00
2002 0.6 -1.9 0.02
2001 2.3 -4.4 0.00
2000 1.8 -2.1 0.00
1999 10.1 0.3 0.00
1998 7.5 4.5 1.10
1997 2.1 -5.3 0.00
1996 2.0 0.7 0.00
1995 0.7 -5.1 0.00
1994 4.3 -0.3 0.83
1993 9.2 1.9 0.00
1992 2.9 1.1 0.00
1991 1.5 -1.9 0.00
1990 9.7 2.7 0.00
1989 5.2 0.8 0.00
1988 8.4 1.8 0.00
1987 -8.1 -11.0 0.00
1986 3.7 1.4 0.17
1985 -7.9 -13.0 0.00
1984 10.2 1.7 0.07
1983 8.0 6.5 0.32
1982 -1.3 -7.3 0.00
1981 2.9 -1.6 0.13
1980 -3.5 -7.2 0.00
1979 -6.1 -10.4 0.00
1978 4.7 -0.2 0.00
1977 2.8 0.3 0.11
1976 4.3 1.8 0.36
1975 7.5 1.0 0.05
1974 16.3 n/a 0.19
1973 4.5 0.4 0.00
1972 2.3 n/a 0.00
1971 0.7 -3.5 0.00
1970 6.8 1.7 0.00
1969 6.8 1.5 0.10
1968 10.9 0.7 0.00
1967 5.1 0.0 0.00
1966 -10.1 -21.5 0.00
1965 7.6 -1.1 0.30
1964 -0.6 -6.2 0.00
1963 -1.7 -9.5 0.00
1962 2.9 -1.4 0.00
1961 0.5 -4.1 0.00
1960 -5.0 -17.9 0.00
1959 -0.5 -5.0 0.06
1958 4.3 -0.3 0.00
1957 -3.5 -5.2 0.00
1956 9.2 0.3 0.00
1955 14.3 3.5 0.32
1954 11.6 5.6 0.20
1953 -0.3 -10.1 0.00
1952 10.3 4.6 0.00
1951 3.4 0.0 0.00
1950 8.3 2.9 0.29
1949 8.6 1.2 0.18
1948 3.7 0.7 0.00
1947 7.1 0.8 0.00
1946 -2.2 -8.2 0.00
1945 -4.6 -10.8 0.00
1944 5.1 -1.5 0.00
1943 8.4 0.3 0.00
1942 -3.4 -13.9 0.00
1941 -9.4 -15.0 0.49
1940 -2.5 -10.8 0.00
1939 16.5 5.2 0.63
1938 8.7 3.1 0.09
1937 5.3 -0.5 0.00
1936 6.2 -1.0 0.27
1935 0.0 -5.9 0.00
1934 6.1 1.1 0.00
1933 1.2 -8.8 0.00
1932 5.6 -0.3 0.00
1931 4.2 -7.1 0.32
1930 7.4 2.5 0.28
1929 -0.5 -8.9 0.05
1928 7.0 3.8 0.12
1927 5.1 2.2 0.34
1926 -3.2 -8.3 0.21
1925 4.7 1.2 0.45
1924 -0.5 -5.0 0.00
1923 5.0 -0.6 0.12
1922 3.6 -7.4 0.36
1921 0.6 -3.3 0.00
1920 7.0 0.0 0.00
1919 8.7 4.1 0.04
1918 15.0 5.0 0.55
1917 0.4 -1.6 0.00
1916 4.3 -0.6 0.00
1915 11.4 3.1 0.90
1914 -2.5 -7.5 0.00
1913 5.0 1.0 0.23
1912 2.0 -1.4 0.20
1911 -3.0 -11.0 0.00
1910 9.5 3.1 0.03
1909 11.6 2.0 0.36
1908 -0.5 -8.5 0.00
1907 6.0 -2.0 0.00
1906 6.0 0.0 0.02
1905 -0.5 -10.0 0.30
1904 5.0 0.0 0.50
1903 -5.0 -8.2 0.00
1902 5.0 -5.5 0.00
1901 -2.0 -7.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Basel on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 16.5 °C which happened in 1939.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 16.5 °C 1939
2 16.3 °C 1974
3 15.0 °C 1918
4 14.3 °C 1955
5 12.6 °C 2020
6 11.6 °C 1954
6 11.6 °C 1909
8 11.4 °C 1915
9 11.1 °C 2018
10 10.9 °C 1968
What's the all-time low for Basel on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -21.5 °C which happened in 1966.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21.5 °C 1966
2 -17.9 °C 1960
3 -15.0 °C 1941
4 -13.9 °C 1942
5 -13.0 °C 1985
6 -11.0 °C 1911
6 -11.0 °C 1987
8 -10.8 °C 1940
8 -10.8 °C 1945
10 -10.4 °C 1979
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10.1 °C 1966
2 -9.4 °C 1941
3 -8.1 °C 1987
4 -7.9 °C 1985
5 -6.1 °C 1979
6 -5.0 °C 1960
6 -5.0 °C 1903
8 -4.6 °C 1945
9 -3.5 °C 1957
9 -3.5 °C 1980
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 2.25 cm which happened in 2018.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.25 cm 2018
2 1.92 cm 2014
3 1.57 cm 2004
4 1.47 cm 2015
5 1.10 cm 1998
6 0.90 cm 1915
7 0.83 cm 1994
8 0.72 cm 2010
9 0.63 cm 1939
10 0.60 cm 2024
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location