Basel January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 13.6 °C 2007
Lowest temperature -18.9 °C 1940
Lowest daily high -11.3 °C 1940
Highest daily low 10.4 °C 2007
Most precipitation 2.92 cm 1910
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 5.2 °C
Average low -0.4 °C
Chance precipitation 43.6%
Basel January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 0.8 -5.9 0.00
2023 2.3 -3.9 0.00
2022 5.3 -1.3 0.00
2021 6.0 -0.2 0.00
2020 5.5 -2.6 0.00
2019 2.2 -2.6 0.00
2018 9.6 2.8 0.56
2017 -2.5 n/a 0.00
2016 -1.4 -3.1 0.00
2015 2.2 -0.2 0.05
2014 5.3 1.8 0.08
2013 1.0 -2.1 0.07
2012 9.8 3.1 0.41
2011 1.5 -1.4 0.39
2010 1.4 -1.6 0.34
2009 5.7 2.4 0.00
2008 12.6 3.6 0.00
2007 13.6 10.4 0.09
2006 7.5 -0.9 0.03
2005 9.7 3.0 0.06
2004 7.0 1.9 0.41
2003 8.0 0.3 0.11
2002 9.5 3.2 0.08
2001 5.7 1.6 0.25
2000 2.9 -2.7 0.00
1999 7.9 0.1 0.00
1998 4.3 0.3 0.28
1997 3.6 1.8 0.00
1996 0.7 -2.5 0.00
1995 5.6 1.8 0.76
1994 -1.7 -7.6 0.00
1993 11.9 2.8 0.00
1992 2.3 0.2 0.12
1991 2.3 1.0 0.00
1990 5.0 -2.2 0.01
1989 5.0 -1.3 0.00
1988 5.5 0.7 0.00
1987 -3.3 -5.8 0.00
1986 7.0 0.2 0.10
1985 2.7 0.0 0.00
1984 1.3 -2.7 0.05
1983 2.0 -0.9 0.00
1982 -0.5 -5.6 0.00
1981 3.3 -0.3 0.61
1980 0.1 -5.4 0.00
1979 1.1 -4.1 0.23
1978 4.6 1.3 0.38
1977 6.0 0.1 0.00
1976 8.1 0.5 0.36
1975 9.1 3.7 0.20
1974 5.9 5.0 0.00
1973 4.8 -1.8 0.00
1972 3.8 -2.3 0.00
1971 4.5 1.9 0.15
1970 0.5 -2.3 0.00
1969 6.5 0.4 0.00
1968 4.8 -0.4 0.00
1967 2.3 -1.6 0.03
1966 -2.9 -10.7 0.01
1965 0.6 -4.0 0.15
1964 0.6 -8.5 0.00
1963 -2.9 -11.4 0.00
1962 13.6 5.5 0.00
1961 0.9 -3.5 0.32
1960 6.4 -1.0 0.14
1959 11.0 0.0 0.24
1958 3.7 -3.1 0.02
1957 -3.0 -10.5 0.00
1956 7.0 -3.8 0.00
1955 0.1 -6.3 0.00
1954 9.1 -1.6 0.00
1953 0.6 -2.2 0.00
1952 1.3 -6.8 0.09
1951 8.3 3.4 0.10
1950 -2.8 -5.9 0.00
1949 8.8 -1.5 0.00
1948 3.2 -1.0 0.00
1947 2.2 -2.5 0.00
1946 1.7 -3.2 0.02
1945 1.5 -3.3 0.13
1944 4.2 -1.2 0.00
1943 4.2 -3.3 0.00
1942 -6.0 -15.3 0.00
1941 7.0 1.8 0.06
1940 -11.3 -18.9 0.13
1939 7.1 2.8 0.34
1938 5.9 2.6 0.54
1937 5.7 -0.4 0.00
1936 11.0 1.6 0.17
1935 -0.5 -8.7 0.00
1934 3.6 1.4 0.00
1933 -0.3 -2.2 0.00
1932 3.1 -4.2 0.00
1931 8.7 3.0 0.00
1930 4.4 -1.6 0.00
1929 5.0 -8.6 0.00
1928 4.9 1.5 0.03
1927 2.5 -0.1 0.00
1926 4.3 1.3 0.01
1925 2.6 1.0 0.00
1924 8.1 4.5 0.10
1923 2.5 -5.0 0.30
1922 1.8 -5.2 0.02
1921 5.5 2.5 0.08
1920 7.2 1.0 0.03
1919 1.0 -4.0 0.00
1918 13.0 3.8 0.00
1917 0.0 -1.2 0.00
1916 8.8 1.8 0.05
1915 -1.5 -9.6 0.00
1914 -2.5 -4.5 0.00
1913 7.0 1.7 0.13
1912 3.0 -3.4 0.00
1911 2.0 -2.0 0.00
1910 6.0 -0.1 2.92
1909 0.5 -4.9 0.00
1908 1.0 -5.6 0.00
1907 3.7 -2.8 0.00
1906 3.0 -0.1 0.00
1905 -2.5 -6.5 0.00
1904 -0.5 -5.0 0.02
1903 0.5 -5.0 0.00
1902 3.5 -0.5 0.00
1901 5.0 -2.5 0.32
What's the all-time high for Basel on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 13.6 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 13.6 °C 2007
1 13.6 °C 1962
3 13.0 °C 1918
4 12.6 °C 2008
5 11.9 °C 1993
6 11.0 °C 1959
6 11.0 °C 1936
8 9.8 °C 2012
9 9.7 °C 2005
10 9.6 °C 2018
What's the all-time low for Basel on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -18.9 °C which happened in 1940.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -18.9 °C 1940
2 -15.3 °C 1942
3 -11.4 °C 1963
4 -10.7 °C 1966
5 -10.5 °C 1957
6 -9.6 °C 1915
7 -8.7 °C 1935
8 -8.6 °C 1929
9 -8.5 °C 1964
10 -7.6 °C 1994
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11.3 °C 1940
2 -6.0 °C 1942
3 -3.3 °C 1987
4 -3.0 °C 1957
5 -2.9 °C 1963
5 -2.9 °C 1966
7 -2.8 °C 1950
8 -2.5 °C 1905
8 -2.5 °C 1914
8 -2.5 °C 2017
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 2.92 cm which happened in 1910.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.92 cm 1910
2 0.76 cm 1995
3 0.61 cm 1981
4 0.56 cm 2018
5 0.54 cm 1938
6 0.41 cm 2004
6 0.41 cm 2012
8 0.39 cm 2011
9 0.38 cm 1978
10 0.36 cm 1976
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location