Basel January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 16.1 °C 1988
Lowest temperature -19.2 °C 1985
Lowest daily high -10.9 °C 1985
Highest daily low 8.0 °C 1983
Most precipitation 1.91 cm 1982
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 5.4 °C
Average low -0.2 °C
Chance precipitation 48.0%
Basel January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 6.5 4.7 0.14
2023 12.6 6.5 0.00
2022 6.1 0.1 0.02
2021 0.8 -0.3 0.00
2020 6.1 -1.5 0.00
2019 3.5 0.4 0.04
2018 14.6 7.1 0.82
2017 1.4 n/a 0.05
2016 7.2 3.8 0.56
2015 5.2 -2.7 0.00
2014 8.1 0.8 0.00
2013 8.0 5.7 0.00
2012 10.5 3.3 1.12
2011 2.5 -5.4 0.06
2010 -1.5 -7.1 0.04
2009 -2.5 -6.4 0.05
2008 11.6 1.7 1.14
2007 8.2 5.2 0.00
2006 2.7 -1.3 0.00
2005 8.3 -2.2 0.11
2004 1.4 -2.6 0.00
2003 -0.3 -2.9 0.10
2002 -0.8 -10.0 0.00
2001 14.7 4.6 1.51
2000 8.6 3.8 0.07
1999 13.1 6.2 0.00
1998 11.7 3.8 0.61
1997 -0.8 -3.8 0.00
1996 2.1 -1.1 0.01
1995 -4.9 -9.8 0.00
1994 10.9 4.4 0.00
1993 1.2 -8.7 0.00
1992 8.1 1.2 0.00
1991 8.4 2.2 0.36
1990 2.6 -3.1 0.04
1989 6.4 -1.5 0.28
1988 16.1 6.7 0.00
1987 6.1 0.7 0.48
1986 5.8 -5.7 0.00
1985 -10.9 -19.2 0.00
1984 3.0 -1.7 0.01
1983 13.2 8.0 0.00
1982 11.3 8.0 1.91
1981 2.7 0.0 0.02
1980 5.3 0.5 0.26
1979 -5.5 -12.6 0.00
1978 0.6 -1.7 0.00
1977 0.7 -0.8 0.00
1976 7.0 -3.1 0.00
1975 1.0 -1.8 0.04
1974 4.7 0.5 0.69
1973 -1.1 -3.9 0.00
1972 4.5 -1.9 0.00
1971 -4.2 -16.3 0.00
1970 8.1 -0.1 0.65
1969 2.3 -4.8 0.00
1968 7.6 -0.6 0.63
1967 -0.5 -1.7 0.00
1966 2.2 -4.3 0.00
1965 0.1 -7.5 0.00
1964 2.1 -4.2 0.00
1963 8.9 1.1 0.20
1962 -0.3 -2.8 0.00
1961 5.3 0.5 0.00
1960 6.0 -0.7 0.14
1959 2.9 -6.9 0.22
1958 10.6 0.4 0.39
1957 7.2 3.7 0.03
1956 1.8 -2.8 0.00
1955 0.0 -2.8 0.00
1954 -3.3 -7.2 0.00
1953 -0.3 -2.6 0.13
1952 5.7 0.8 0.00
1951 5.3 -0.3 0.00
1950 8.6 1.8 0.07
1949 4.0 0.6 0.03
1948 14.2 3.1 0.02
1947 -4.2 -10.0 0.00
1946 -1.5 -8.8 0.00
1945 -1.4 -6.3 0.58
1944 1.5 -2.7 0.00
1943 -1.3 -6.6 0.31
1942 2.2 -1.1 1.48
1941 -6.8 -10.5 0.30
1940 0.2 -3.6 0.01
1939 4.2 0.2 0.10
1938 -4.0 -14.1 0.02
1937 5.8 -0.9 0.40
1936 7.5 1.0 0.00
1935 4.3 2.0 0.25
1934 2.4 0.5 0.83
1933 7.9 1.0 0.07
1932 7.7 1.2 0.00
1931 4.4 -0.8 0.00
1930 4.8 -1.1 0.00
1929 -3.1 -4.6 0.00
1928 5.3 2.3 0.05
1927 2.4 0.6 0.07
1926 7.4 3.6 0.14
1925 9.5 2.7 0.10
1924 -0.4 -3.8 0.00
1923 4.0 3.2 0.03
1922 0.3 -3.5 0.31
1921 7.5 2.1 0.10
1920 1.5 0.1 0.07
1919 11.1 2.0 0.11
1918 -4.6 -13.5 0.00
1917 6.0 2.0 0.00
1916 9.6 -0.4 0.20
1915 7.3 2.1 0.42
1914 6.0 -0.2 0.22
1913 2.7 -2.3 0.00
1912 7.7 0.8 0.34
1911 1.0 -1.4 0.00
1910 4.2 1.0 0.00
1909 -1.3 -7.5 0.00
1908 -3.7 -12.0 0.00
1907 2.3 -1.5 0.00
1906 13.9 4.0 0.09
1905 5.5 -2.5 0.30
1904 0.2 -4.4 0.00
1903 14.0 7.0 0.00
1902 8.0 3.5 0.00
1901 -5.5 -13.5 0.00
What's the all-time high for Basel on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 16.1 °C which happened in 1988.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 16.1 °C 1988
2 14.7 °C 2001
3 14.6 °C 2018
4 14.2 °C 1948
5 14.0 °C 1903
6 13.9 °C 1906
7 13.2 °C 1983
8 13.1 °C 1999
9 12.6 °C 2023
10 11.7 °C 1998
What's the all-time low for Basel on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -19.2 °C which happened in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19.2 °C 1985
2 -16.3 °C 1971
3 -14.1 °C 1938
4 -13.5 °C 1918
4 -13.5 °C 1901
6 -12.6 °C 1979
7 -12.0 °C 1908
8 -10.5 °C 1941
9 -10.0 °C 2002
9 -10.0 °C 1947
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10.9 °C 1985
2 -6.8 °C 1941
3 -5.5 °C 1901
3 -5.5 °C 1979
5 -4.9 °C 1995
6 -4.6 °C 1918
7 -4.2 °C 1947
7 -4.2 °C 1971
9 -4.0 °C 1938
10 -3.7 °C 1908
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 1.91 cm which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.91 cm 1982
2 1.51 cm 2001
3 1.48 cm 1942
4 1.14 cm 2008
5 1.12 cm 2012
6 0.83 cm 1934
7 0.82 cm 2018
8 0.69 cm 1974
9 0.65 cm 1970
10 0.63 cm 1968
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location