Basel January Weather

Averages and records for weather in Basel, Switzerland in the month of January.
Typical Basel January Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 5.3 °C
Average daily low -0.3 °C
Average monthly precipitation 4.7 cm
Daily chance of precipitation 45.0%
Basel January Weather Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 19.0 °C January 10, 1991
Lowest temperature -24.1 °C January 22, 1942
Highest daily low 12.2 °C January 10, 2015
Lowest daily high -14.0 °C January 12, 1987
Hottest average high temperature 9.1 °C 2018
Coldest average high temperature -2.4 °C 1940
Most daily precipitation 4.9 cm January 27, 1979
Most monthly precipitation 12.6 cm 2004
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°C) Record (°C)
High Low High Low
January 1 5.5 -0.1 17.1 -16.0
January 2 5.5 -0.1 16.0 -17.2
January 3 5.5 -0.1 17.2 -19.0
January 4 5.5 -0.2 18.7 -16.0
January 5 5.4 -0.2 16.1 -19.2
January 6 5.4 -0.3 14.3 -20.6
January 7 5.3 -0.3 14.5 -19.6
January 8 5.2 -0.3 16.7 -17.7
January 9 5.2 -0.4 16.1 -18.4
January 10 5.2 -0.4 19.0 -17.7
January 11 5.2 -0.4 16.1 -20.5
January 12 5.2 -0.4 18.0 -23.3
January 13 5.2 -0.4 15.6 -19.2
January 14 5.2 -0.3 15.9 -19.2
January 15 5.2 -0.3 14.2 -17.0
January 16 5.2 -0.4 16.5 -21.5
January 17 5.2 -0.4 13.8 -16.2
January 18 5.2 -0.4 15.2 -19.0
January 19 5.2 -0.4 14.9 -20.5
January 20 5.2 -0.4 13.6 -18.9
January 21 5.2 -0.5 14.0 -20.0
January 22 5.3 -0.5 16.2 -24.1
January 23 5.3 -0.5 14.7 -23.2
January 24 5.3 -0.6 14.9 -18.1
January 25 5.3 -0.6 14.3 -15.3
January 26 5.3 -0.6 15.1 -15.8
January 27 5.4 -0.7 14.6 -13.8
January 28 5.4 -0.7 15.8 -16.3
January 29 5.4 -0.6 13.5 -16.4
January 30 5.5 -0.6 16.6 -15.0
January 31 5.5 -0.7 18.7 -13.6
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Basel Binningen location