Basel May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Basel, Switzerland for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 26.0 °C 1966
Lowest temperature -2.0 °C 1938
Lowest daily high 7.7 °C 1967
Highest daily low 12.2 °C 2000
Most precipitation 1.79 cm 1987
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 18.6 °C
Average low 8.0 °C
Chance precipitation 51.9%
Basel May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 n/a n/a n/a
2022 21.9 7.5 0.00
2021 15.8 3.2 0.00
2020 18.7 5.0 0.01
2019 14.1 7.7 0.06
2018 15.1 9.9 0.00
2017 16.3 7.8 0.12
2016 15.9 4.9 1.13
2015 19.5 11.7 0.77
2014 10.6 6.4 0.54
2013 14.5 9.7 1.07
2012 20.3 5.8 0.07
2011 14.9 6.7 0.02
2010 13.9 9.1 0.21
2009 21.3 9.2 0.19
2008 22.1 6.5 0.00
2007 20.1 9.3 0.00
2006 25.8 9.0 0.00
2005 21.0 10.2 0.89
2004 20.0 8.3 0.03
2003 18.8 7.9 0.00
2002 8.2 6.4 1.16
2001 19.5 11.4 0.00
2000 22.6 12.2 0.00
1999 23.7 8.9 0.00
1998 16.6 9.4 0.00
1997 24.9 6.8 0.01
1996 15.8 6.6 0.38
1995 24.2 8.1 0.00
1994 24.1 4.9 0.04
1993 16.8 11.1 0.00
1992 11.2 7.9 0.02
1991 9.4 2.3 0.00
1990 24.7 9.0 0.00
1989 23.7 4.3 0.00
1988 17.2 8.9 0.40
1987 13.1 3.6 1.79
1986 24.5 9.1 0.00
1985 11.1 1.5 0.00
1984 14.5 8.5 0.22
1983 14.9 6.8 0.11
1982 21.3 4.1 0.04
1981 11.2 3.0 0.09
1980 12.0 7.0 1.21
1979 10.6 0.3 0.10
1978 19.6 3.7 0.18
1977 17.2 8.2 0.00
1976 15.5 6.6 0.76
1975 14.4 4.9 0.37
1974 15.6 2.0 0.02
1973 22.3 11.5 0.01
1972 21.5 7.0 0.56
1971 10.7 5.9 0.00
1970 13.4 7.0 0.10
1969 19.1 11.3 1.36
1968 19.0 10.4 0.00
1967 7.7 2.8 0.32
1966 26.0 10.0 0.06
1965 19.4 9.1 0.20
1964 19.3 8.3 0.02
1963 13.2 5.0 0.26
1962 19.2 1.7 0.30
1961 18.5 10.3 0.28
1960 17.7 -1.4 0.00
1959 16.5 3.0 0.00
1958 24.7 7.6 0.00
1957 16.5 2.6 0.00
1956 17.5 7.2 0.36
1955 18.3 7.6 0.00
1954 13.0 5.5 0.55
1953 25.0 6.6 0.00
1952 20.9 11.6 0.13
1951 23.6 4.8 0.00
1950 17.2 9.7 0.66
1949 21.8 9.1 0.00
1948 12.2 5.3 0.50
1947 15.3 8.4 0.01
1946 25.4 8.2 0.05
1945 11.5 1.8 0.11
1944 23.5 6.9 0.00
1943 12.4 9.0 0.52
1942 12.0 3.4 0.09
1941 10.2 3.5 0.00
1940 16.1 8.3 0.26
1939 9.6 7.9 1.78
1938 19.1 -2.0 0.65
1937 22.3 5.8 0.52
1936 14.6 7.3 0.00
1935 19.4 -0.2 0.00
1934 19.8 7.5 0.00
1933 17.0 10.0 0.79
1932 17.6 6.7 0.52
1931 18.9 6.8 0.61
1930 17.9 9.1 0.14
1929 13.6 4.6 0.29
1928 23.2 10.0 0.11
1927 22.5 8.6 0.00
1926 17.5 11.1 1.22
1925 14.0 1.1 0.00
1924 19.0 11.6 0.00
1923 23.5 11.0 0.00
1922 11.5 5.0 0.50
1921 15.5 7.2 0.40
1920 18.5 9.4 0.80
1919 14.0 10.0 0.40
1918 22.0 5.5 0.00
1917 24.0 9.0 0.00
1916 21.4 10.8 0.00
1915 18.0 10.7 0.35
1914 17.9 4.0 0.20
1913 13.5 4.0 0.00
1912 18.7 1.7 0.00
1911 19.5 3.4 0.00
1910 11.0 3.5 0.01
1909 11.0 -0.5 0.00
1908 25.0 9.2 0.00
1907 16.5 7.2 0.03
1906 20.0 7.0 0.00
1905 14.5 6.9 0.00
1904 15.0 10.0 0.17
1903 20.5 7.0 0.00
1902 13.0 7.0 0.30
1901 14.5 7.0 0.19
What's the all-time high for Basel on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Basel history is 26.0 °C which happened in 1966.
Highest Temperatures in Basel on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 26.0 °C 1966
2 25.8 °C 2006
3 25.4 °C 1946
4 25.0 °C 1908
4 25.0 °C 1953
6 24.9 °C 1997
7 24.7 °C 1958
7 24.7 °C 1990
9 24.5 °C 1986
10 24.2 °C 1995
What's the all-time low for Basel on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Basel history is -2.0 °C which happened in 1938.
Lowest Temperatures in Basel on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2.0 °C 1938
2 -1.4 °C 1960
3 -0.5 °C 1909
4 -0.2 °C 1935
5 0.3 °C 1979
6 1.1 °C 1925
7 1.5 °C 1985
8 1.7 °C 1912
8 1.7 °C 1962
10 1.8 °C 1945
Lowest High Temperatures in Basel on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 7.7 °C 1967
2 8.2 °C 2002
3 9.4 °C 1991
4 9.6 °C 1939
5 10.2 °C 1941
6 10.6 °C 2014
6 10.6 °C 1979
8 10.7 °C 1971
9 11.0 °C 1910
9 11.0 °C 1909
What's the most it has ever rained in Basel on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Basel history is 1.79 cm which happened in 1987.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Basel on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.79 cm 1987
2 1.78 cm 1939
3 1.36 cm 1969
4 1.22 cm 1926
5 1.21 cm 1980
6 1.16 cm 2002
7 1.13 cm 2016
8 1.07 cm 2013
9 0.89 cm 2005
10 0.80 cm 1920
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location