Basel January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 16.0 °C 1988
Lowest temperature -17.2 °C 1971
Lowest daily high -10.0 °C 1905
Highest daily low 8.7 °C 2003
Most precipitation 2.83 cm 1949
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 5.5 °C
Average low -0.1 °C
Chance precipitation 49.6%
Basel January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 12.6 3.7 1.05
2023 15.3 5.7 0.32
2022 12.9 2.3 0.00
2021 2.0 0.8 0.00
2020 3.0 -2.0 0.00
2019 5.3 0.3 0.01
2018 7.9 3.7 0.23
2017 1.5 -4.5 0.00
2016 n/a n/a n/a
2015 n/a n/a n/a
2014 10.3 3.4 0.39
2013 6.2 -0.9 0.00
2012 11.2 4.3 0.75
2011 1.4 -3.9 0.00
2010 0.4 -4.2 0.00
2009 1.0 -1.8 0.00
2008 -0.8 -2.1 0.00
2007 6.0 2.7 0.15
2006 3.9 1.8 0.00
2005 10.0 2.1 0.61
2004 0.1 -2.0 0.06
2003 15.9 8.7 0.68
2002 0.5 -7.4 0.00
2001 9.2 3.5 1.01
2000 4.8 2.7 0.00
1999 7.2 -2.2 0.20
1998 13.3 5.2 0.16
1997 -9.1 -11.9 0.01
1996 2.6 0.2 0.00
1995 0.9 -1.6 0.19
1994 10.9 0.0 0.39
1993 -6.3 -11.0 0.00
1992 3.7 -3.3 0.00
1991 9.0 0.9 0.91
1990 1.7 -3.9 0.00
1989 2.8 -2.3 0.00
1988 16.0 4.7 0.28
1987 10.3 3.3 0.36
1986 10.1 -1.3 0.06
1985 1.4 -4.4 0.76
1984 6.3 -2.9 0.00
1983 2.1 -1.6 0.77
1982 8.7 2.7 0.00
1981 6.1 1.5 0.07
1980 0.6 -4.0 0.09
1979 -2.1 -12.3 0.01
1978 5.8 -1.6 0.09
1977 7.0 0.8 0.00
1976 10.2 3.2 0.00
1975 4.6 0.1 0.00
1974 4.8 -0.6 0.00
1973 0.1 -7.6 0.00
1972 1.0 -1.7 0.00
1971 -5.4 -17.2 0.00
1970 -1.9 -5.3 0.00
1969 0.6 -2.8 0.63
1968 -0.3 -1.7 0.12
1967 6.5 1.8 0.51
1966 10.1 4.3 0.31
1965 4.3 -0.7 0.00
1964 1.4 -1.3 0.00
1963 0.8 -2.2 1.15
1962 -0.2 -2.7 0.10
1961 7.5 -1.0 0.16
1960 10.1 3.3 1.05
1959 8.1 -4.1 0.55
1958 3.5 -3.4 0.00
1957 2.5 -1.5 0.00
1956 5.5 2.1 0.11
1955 -0.6 -4.9 0.00
1954 -2.8 -6.8 0.00
1953 -0.2 -2.2 0.14
1952 7.2 0.9 0.22
1951 2.7 0.4 0.45
1950 3.3 -4.8 0.88
1949 4.1 0.1 2.83
1948 10.4 0.9 0.20
1947 0.4 -1.7 0.01
1946 -2.7 -7.3 0.00
1945 -3.6 -9.7 0.00
1944 5.3 -0.6 0.00
1943 6.1 1.7 0.35
1942 3.2 -1.6 0.00
1941 -0.8 -9.0 0.90
1940 -5.0 -11.4 0.00
1939 8.3 2.2 0.31
1938 -3.0 -8.1 0.05
1937 7.3 -1.7 0.08
1936 10.5 1.7 0.78
1935 6.1 3.6 0.00
1934 0.8 -0.2 0.20
1933 6.7 -3.2 0.00
1932 0.3 -10.4 1.55
1931 10.1 0.4 0.13
1930 10.3 1.7 0.13
1929 -0.8 -3.4 0.12
1928 -0.3 -5.5 0.00
1927 1.9 -1.7 0.00
1926 11.0 5.2 0.17
1925 12.6 0.8 0.05
1924 -0.5 -3.4 0.11
1923 5.9 1.8 0.00
1922 10.0 5.5 0.15
1921 10.0 3.5 0.20
1920 5.0 1.0 0.16
1919 7.6 1.5 0.00
1918 -3.5 -10.0 0.04
1917 10.2 8.2 0.26
1916 13.2 7.0 0.20
1915 9.1 2.9 0.01
1914 -3.5 -11.0 0.09
1913 5.0 -1.3 0.00
1912 3.0 -0.6 0.00
1911 0.5 -2.0 0.00
1910 0.7 -4.3 0.00
1909 -2.0 -11.3 0.00
1908 -0.7 -6.5 0.00
1907 13.0 0.9 0.58
1906 -3.5 -7.5 0.01
1905 -10.0 -15.0 0.00
1904 0.5 -4.5 0.00
1903 6.5 0.5 1.22
1902 12.5 2.8 0.38
1901 0.0 -4.0 0.25
What's the all-time high for Basel on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 16.0 °C which happened in 1988.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 16.0 °C 1988
2 15.9 °C 2003
3 15.3 °C 2023
4 13.3 °C 1998
5 13.2 °C 1916
6 13.0 °C 1907
7 12.9 °C 2022
8 12.6 °C 1925
8 12.6 °C 2024
10 12.5 °C 1902
What's the all-time low for Basel on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -17.2 °C which happened in 1971.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17.2 °C 1971
2 -15.0 °C 1905
3 -12.3 °C 1979
4 -11.9 °C 1997
5 -11.4 °C 1940
6 -11.3 °C 1909
7 -11.0 °C 1993
7 -11.0 °C 1914
9 -10.4 °C 1932
10 -10.0 °C 1918
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10.0 °C 1905
2 -9.1 °C 1997
3 -6.3 °C 1993
4 -5.4 °C 1971
5 -5.0 °C 1940
6 -3.6 °C 1945
7 -3.5 °C 1906
7 -3.5 °C 1918
7 -3.5 °C 1914
10 -3.0 °C 1938
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 2.83 cm which happened in 1949.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.83 cm 1949
2 1.55 cm 1932
3 1.22 cm 1903
4 1.15 cm 1963
5 1.05 cm 2024
5 1.05 cm 1960
7 1.01 cm 2001
8 0.91 cm 1991
9 0.90 cm 1941
10 0.88 cm 1950
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location