Basel May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 28.7 °C 2005
Lowest temperature -2.1 °C 1962
Lowest daily high 7.1 °C 1938
Highest daily low 12.6 °C 2005
Most precipitation 2.55 cm 2002
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 18.2 °C
Average low 7.7 °C
Chance precipitation 51.4%
Basel May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 17.3 10.3 0.56
2022 17.4 5.5 0.00
2021 8.2 5.8 2.19
2020 13.2 8.4 0.30
2019 19.1 2.6 0.00
2018 14.2 6.8 0.01
2017 11.4 5.8 0.13
2016 n/a n/a n/a
2015 n/a n/a n/a
2014 15.1 10.3 0.27
2013 16.3 8.9 0.18
2012 19.5 10.6 1.13
2011 21.1 5.9 0.00
2010 15.0 10.7 1.56
2009 19.3 7.3 0.00
2008 16.5 6.7 0.01
2007 22.6 9.0 0.00
2006 16.2 4.9 0.00
2005 28.7 12.6 0.00
2004 15.8 9.4 0.13
2003 18.8 7.4 0.00
2002 15.1 8.3 2.55
2001 17.2 8.1 0.00
2000 22.9 10.9 0.00
1999 21.1 11.6 0.19
1998 14.8 9.8 0.22
1997 17.4 6.8 0.00
1996 19.4 8.3 1.00
1995 17.8 9.6 0.00
1994 19.4 6.8 0.00
1993 18.7 11.2 0.32
1992 17.3 3.3 0.61
1991 12.9 6.2 0.20
1990 25.6 7.0 0.00
1989 15.8 1.5 0.00
1988 23.2 9.1 0.00
1987 23.7 9.2 0.00
1986 18.3 8.1 0.00
1985 15.6 9.4 0.03
1984 17.7 1.7 0.00
1983 14.5 7.7 0.44
1982 11.6 4.4 0.31
1981 12.8 6.6 0.41
1980 18.4 5.0 0.00
1979 10.2 4.9 0.71
1978 11.5 8.5 0.41
1977 9.5 5.7 0.22
1976 17.8 -1.1 0.00
1975 18.3 3.1 0.00
1974 11.1 6.6 0.32
1973 27.3 11.4 0.43
1972 21.9 9.1 0.00
1971 10.2 6.4 0.42
1970 12.0 3.5 0.08
1969 19.0 8.0 0.06
1968 16.0 8.2 0.25
1967 14.6 7.8 0.31
1966 24.3 5.9 0.00
1965 20.2 2.7 0.03
1964 17.6 7.6 0.00
1963 19.4 5.6 0.00
1962 12.9 -2.1 0.00
1961 18.7 7.2 0.23
1960 13.0 -1.1 0.00
1959 8.2 5.5 0.61
1958 21.8 3.2 0.00
1957 16.6 7.8 0.00
1956 9.3 2.5 1.19
1955 28.7 11.0 0.00
1954 21.2 5.8 0.00
1953 23.9 5.2 0.00
1952 26.1 8.4 0.00
1951 19.3 2.9 0.00
1950 25.9 7.4 0.00
1949 8.7 4.4 0.00
1948 16.9 6.0 0.00
1947 14.5 6.4 0.21
1946 23.9 4.2 0.00
1945 11.1 -2.1 0.00
1944 21.8 5.8 0.00
1943 15.9 5.5 0.26
1942 10.7 0.9 0.02
1941 19.4 3.9 0.03
1940 20.9 10.8 0.03
1939 16.7 -0.1 0.00
1938 7.1 0.8 0.08
1937 17.2 2.8 0.00
1936 10.3 5.7 0.07
1935 12.1 4.8 0.00
1934 23.3 8.2 0.00
1933 20.6 10.8 0.71
1932 20.8 7.8 1.49
1931 20.5 0.0 0.41
1930 16.5 1.4 0.00
1929 16.7 6.7 0.79
1928 17.9 8.2 0.00
1927 13.6 8.9 0.03
1926 26.2 11.1 0.00
1925 13.0 7.4 0.00
1924 12.5 7.1 0.10
1923 22.2 8.0 0.00
1922 12.8 4.5 0.00
1921 15.0 5.8 0.00
1920 23.7 5.1 0.00
1919 7.5 0.9 0.08
1918 13.5 8.1 0.05
1917 22.0 7.7 0.00
1916 20.6 6.1 0.02
1915 22.0 8.6 0.00
1914 14.6 5.5 1.00
1913 18.5 5.2 0.67
1912 12.8 3.4 0.00
1911 13.5 6.5 0.10
1910 11.8 1.0 0.00
1909 11.5 1.7 0.60
1908 19.5 4.5 0.00
1907 9.8 2.0 0.15
1906 11.5 3.6 0.00
1905 24.0 10.0 0.14
1904 21.5 8.0 0.03
1903 12.0 7.5 0.86
1902 11.5 6.0 0.25
1901 15.0 4.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Basel on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 28.7 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2005.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 28.7 °C 1955
1 28.7 °C 2005
3 27.3 °C 1973
4 26.2 °C 1926
5 26.1 °C 1952
6 25.9 °C 1950
7 25.6 °C 1990
8 24.3 °C 1966
9 24.0 °C 1905
10 23.9 °C 1946
10 23.9 °C 1953
What's the all-time low for Basel on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -2.1 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1962.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2.1 °C 1962
1 -2.1 °C 1945
3 -1.1 °C 1976
3 -1.1 °C 1960
5 -0.1 °C 1939
6 0.0 °C 1931
7 0.8 °C 1938
8 0.9 °C 1942
8 0.9 °C 1919
10 1.0 °C 1910
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 7.1 °C 1938
2 7.5 °C 1919
3 8.2 °C 2021
3 8.2 °C 1959
5 8.7 °C 1949
6 9.3 °C 1956
7 9.5 °C 1977
8 9.8 °C 1907
9 10.2 °C 1979
9 10.2 °C 1971
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 2.55 cm which happened in 2002.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.55 cm 2002
2 2.19 cm 2021
3 1.56 cm 2010
4 1.49 cm 1932
5 1.19 cm 1956
6 1.13 cm 2012
7 1.00 cm 1996
7 1.00 cm 1914
9 0.86 cm 1903
10 0.79 cm 1929
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location