Basel January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 17.2 °C 1925
Lowest temperature -19.0 °C 1905
Lowest daily high -10.4 °C 1905
Highest daily low 9.1 °C 1916
Most precipitation 1.24 cm 2016
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 5.5 °C
Average low -0.1 °C
Chance precipitation 49.0%
Basel January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 14.0 9.0 0.06
2023 9.6 2.6 0.00
2022 12.9 8.9 0.10
2021 0.7 -0.6 0.00
2020 10.1 0.8 0.01
2019 2.3 -3.6 0.00
2018 15.3 4.2 1.08
2017 0.3 n/a 0.18
2016 7.7 3.3 1.24
2015 12.1 1.1 0.72
2014 11.1 3.1 0.06
2013 5.2 -2.4 0.02
2012 12.4 1.2 0.70
2011 -0.9 -5.2 0.00
2010 1.1 -6.0 0.00
2009 -1.8 -6.2 0.00
2008 3.2 -3.1 0.00
2007 7.8 4.2 0.00
2006 3.4 1.3 0.00
2005 5.9 2.1 0.00
2004 -1.9 -5.7 0.00
2003 10.9 7.1 0.86
2002 -1.2 -8.4 0.00
2001 9.2 3.3 0.00
2000 4.8 0.1 0.00
1999 11.0 4.5 0.04
1998 14.2 4.3 0.61
1997 -1.9 -9.3 0.00
1996 2.7 0.0 0.00
1995 0.4 -6.1 0.05
1994 12.9 4.9 0.65
1993 -7.3 -11.3 0.00
1992 2.9 -4.5 0.00
1991 15.0 4.3 0.00
1990 0.4 -4.2 0.00
1989 3.6 -1.5 0.00
1988 10.0 4.2 0.52
1987 4.8 -3.4 0.48
1986 10.8 3.9 0.32
1985 -3.6 -6.7 0.00
1984 10.4 -2.2 0.45
1983 10.1 1.7 0.17
1982 9.0 3.9 0.00
1981 9.6 5.1 1.03
1980 1.3 -3.7 0.07
1979 -3.1 -6.0 0.06
1978 6.6 2.4 0.31
1977 4.3 0.1 0.00
1976 9.6 4.5 0.17
1975 2.9 -0.1 0.00
1974 2.8 -0.7 0.00
1973 -0.9 -4.7 0.00
1972 1.7 -0.7 0.24
1971 -5.4 -17.9 0.00
1970 3.8 -7.5 0.00
1969 2.6 0.3 0.00
1968 -0.9 -8.3 0.28
1967 2.2 -2.8 0.00
1966 7.1 2.8 0.18
1965 1.1 -1.0 0.12
1964 1.9 -3.9 0.00
1963 0.4 -1.2 1.16
1962 -1.9 -7.5 0.12
1961 12.8 2.4 0.38
1960 9.9 5.1 0.30
1959 4.1 -0.1 0.00
1958 1.9 -0.7 0.00
1957 5.6 -4.4 0.00
1956 3.8 1.9 0.00
1955 -2.7 -5.0 0.04
1954 -4.5 -8.6 0.41
1953 -0.7 -2.7 0.01
1952 9.1 1.6 0.22
1951 2.9 -0.3 0.00
1950 3.6 -0.3 0.64
1949 4.2 -0.6 0.00
1948 13.7 6.0 0.00
1947 2.8 -1.4 0.00
1946 -2.4 -8.4 0.00
1945 -2.2 -11.8 0.00
1944 7.7 4.1 0.03
1943 2.5 0.3 0.01
1942 4.1 -1.9 0.00
1941 -8.1 -11.7 0.01
1940 -1.5 -8.3 0.37
1939 4.0 0.3 0.03
1938 -2.6 -10.1 0.00
1937 6.1 1.3 0.00
1936 15.7 7.8 0.59
1935 6.4 1.6 0.00
1934 0.8 0.0 0.09
1933 4.4 0.1 0.02
1932 9.0 0.2 0.00
1931 9.1 0.4 0.11
1930 10.4 1.8 0.00
1929 -1.0 -3.1 0.00
1928 0.9 -6.0 0.02
1927 2.3 -1.9 0.43
1926 9.5 5.4 0.19
1925 17.2 7.6 0.00
1924 3.6 -0.8 0.49
1923 5.6 0.8 0.20
1922 10.1 1.3 0.10
1921 8.5 5.0 0.05
1920 1.5 -1.9 0.00
1919 9.0 3.5 0.10
1918 -1.0 -9.0 0.00
1917 11.0 7.7 0.03
1916 13.3 9.1 0.05
1915 5.9 1.4 0.45
1914 -0.5 -5.6 0.00
1913 6.1 -0.2 0.00
1912 5.0 1.1 0.02
1911 -1.1 -8.0 0.05
1910 2.9 -5.8 0.00
1909 -1.0 -6.8 0.00
1908 -5.0 -9.5 0.00
1907 10.3 1.8 0.09
1906 1.5 -6.0 0.00
1905 -10.4 -19.0 0.03
1904 0.0 -8.0 0.00
1903 12.0 3.5 0.10
1902 10.5 7.4 0.00
1901 -3.0 -7.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Basel on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 17.2 °C which happened in 1925.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 17.2 °C 1925
2 15.7 °C 1936
3 15.3 °C 2018
4 15.0 °C 1991
5 14.2 °C 1998
6 14.0 °C 2024
7 13.7 °C 1948
8 13.3 °C 1916
9 12.9 °C 1994
9 12.9 °C 2022
What's the all-time low for Basel on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -19.0 °C which happened in 1905.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19.0 °C 1905
2 -17.9 °C 1971
3 -11.8 °C 1945
4 -11.7 °C 1941
5 -11.3 °C 1993
6 -10.1 °C 1938
7 -9.5 °C 1908
8 -9.3 °C 1997
9 -9.0 °C 1918
10 -8.6 °C 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10.4 °C 1905
2 -8.1 °C 1941
3 -7.3 °C 1993
4 -5.4 °C 1971
5 -5.0 °C 1908
6 -4.5 °C 1954
7 -3.6 °C 1985
8 -3.1 °C 1979
9 -3.0 °C 1901
10 -2.7 °C 1955
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 1.24 cm which happened in 2016.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.24 cm 2016
2 1.16 cm 1963
3 1.08 cm 2018
4 1.03 cm 1981
5 0.86 cm 2003
6 0.72 cm 2015
7 0.70 cm 2012
8 0.65 cm 1994
9 0.64 cm 1950
10 0.61 cm 1998
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location