Zürich December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 15.6 °C 2022
Lowest temperature -18.5 °C 1906
Lowest daily high -6.3 °C 1996
Highest daily low 9.1 °C 2022
Most precipitation 2.14 cm 1993
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 3.9 °C
Average low -0.8 °C
Chance precipitation 50.9%
Zürich December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 8.0 1.0 0.24
2022 15.6 9.1 0.00
2021 12.4 5.4 0.00
2020 2.3 -0.7 0.10
2019 1.6 -2.5 0.00
2018 4.8 2.6 0.07
2017 12.3 5.0 0.13
2016 -1.8 -3.7 0.00
2015 6.0 -0.2 0.17
2014 0.1 -4.6 0.00
2013 4.3 -1.6 0.03
2012 6.9 0.6 0.00
2011 6.6 -0.3 1.10
2010 1.1 -0.1 0.01
2009 7.4 3.4 0.43
2008 0.4 -5.4 1.38
2007 2.9 -1.6 0.00
2006 12.1 7.2 0.19
2005 6.3 -3.9 1.49
2004 2.0 -3.9 0.00
2003 0.2 -0.9 0.39
2002 8.7 6.8 0.09
2001 -1.0 -5.9 0.00
2000 0.6 -4.6 0.00
1999 0.1 -3.9 0.02
1998 1.1 -3.7 0.00
1997 6.4 0.5 0.00
1996 -6.3 -10.6 0.00
1995 1.0 -3.9 0.56
1994 6.0 1.4 0.49
1993 9.8 5.5 2.14
1992 -4.1 -5.7 0.00
1991 -0.5 -2.3 0.00
1990 7.1 5.1 1.22
1989 -1.1 -4.0 0.00
1988 -0.7 -2.0 0.00
1987 6.5 0.5 0.10
1986 8.2 5.3 0.05
1985 -3.4 -5.0 0.00
1984 -2.3 -6.4 0.00
1983 6.1 2.2 0.00
1982 2.0 -4.7 0.00
1981 10.2 4.0 0.82
1980 3.6 -4.2 0.00
1979 -0.3 -1.9 0.14
1978 10.0 n/a 0.45
1977 2.7 -0.7 0.02
1976 -0.6 -10.8 0.00
1975 2.0 -3.2 0.00
1974 2.6 0.7 0.04
1973 -0.8 -4.1 0.00
1972 2.0 -6.2 0.00
1971 1.7 -1.0 0.00
1970 -2.0 -6.5 0.26
1969 -4.6 -6.6 0.00
1968 -2.0 -9.6 0.11
1967 1.1 -3.4 0.35
1966 9.2 -0.4 0.10
1965 6.0 1.5 0.97
1964 7.6 -2.4 0.00
1963 -1.0 -2.3 0.00
1962 2.5 -1.2 0.12
1961 11.3 0.0 1.26
1960 4.0 -4.5 0.00
1959 10.7 2.7 0.01
1958 7.5 -1.1 0.01
1957 3.3 0.4 0.00
1956 0.4 -3.9 0.00
1955 2.6 -0.6 0.15
1954 3.2 -2.0 0.00
1953 -2.2 -6.1 0.05
1952 0.5 -3.6 0.00
1951 5.2 1.3 0.47
1950 0.7 -6.0 0.01
1949 1.8 -0.8 0.00
1948 6.2 -1.7 0.07
1947 0.9 -1.3 0.09
1946 -1.5 -5.3 0.57
1945 2.0 -1.9 0.08
1944 -0.9 -6.3 0.19
1943 1.4 -2.0 0.07
1942 1.7 -5.4 0.04
1941 0.4 -4.6 0.08
1940 8.9 2.2 0.63
1939 -1.3 -8.3 0.00
1938 4.4 -0.4 0.78
1937 -1.5 -6.8 0.00
1936 6.6 0.3 0.00
1935 9.4 0.8 0.00
1934 6.7 2.4 0.83
1933 2.1 -1.7 0.00
1932 5.4 -3.3 0.00
1931 -0.1 -5.9 0.00
1930 11.3 2.6 0.30
1929 7.0 0.6 0.78
1928 5.4 -1.5 0.03
1927 0.6 -3.7 0.00
1926 3.2 -3.0 0.00
1925 15.6 8.2 0.01
1924 7.7 1.0 0.30
1923 -1.7 -11.0 0.00
1922 6.0 1.5 0.03
1921 7.8 2.3 0.12
1920 12.2 3.4 0.00
1919 9.0 2.5 0.35
1918 9.5 2.8 0.45
1917 -3.0 -6.5 0.00
1916 7.5 5.0 1.09
1915 10.0 3.0 0.17
1914 1.5 -4.8 0.00
1913 -2.5 -5.6 0.04
1912 0.8 -3.5 0.00
1911 7.5 1.6 0.00
1910 2.2 -2.5 0.08
1909 3.0 -4.5 0.25
1908 -5.2 -13.0 0.00
1907 1.0 -1.2 0.00
1906 0.5 -18.5 0.00
1905 -0.5 -7.5 0.00
1904 4.1 -4.0 0.22
1903 -3.0 -8.5 0.00
1902 3.5 -1.0 0.00
1901 11.0 2.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Zürich on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 15.6 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2022.
Highest Temperatures in Zürich on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 15.6 °C 2022
1 15.6 °C 1925
3 12.4 °C 2021
4 12.3 °C 2017
5 12.2 °C 1920
6 12.1 °C 2006
7 11.3 °C 1961
7 11.3 °C 1930
9 11.0 °C 1901
10 10.7 °C 1959
What's the all-time low for Zürich on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is -18.5 °C which happened in 1906.
Lowest Temperatures in Zürich on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -18.5 °C 1906
2 -13.0 °C 1908
3 -11.0 °C 1923
4 -10.8 °C 1976
5 -10.6 °C 1996
6 -9.6 °C 1968
7 -8.5 °C 1903
8 -8.3 °C 1939
9 -7.5 °C 1905
10 -6.8 °C 1937
Lowest High Temperatures in Zürich on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6.3 °C 1996
2 -5.2 °C 1908
3 -4.6 °C 1969
4 -4.1 °C 1992
5 -3.4 °C 1985
6 -3.0 °C 1903
6 -3.0 °C 1917
8 -2.5 °C 1913
9 -2.3 °C 1984
10 -2.2 °C 1953
What's the most it has ever rained in Zürich on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Zürich history is 2.14 cm which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Zürich on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.14 cm 1993
2 1.49 cm 2005
3 1.38 cm 2008
4 1.26 cm 1961
5 1.22 cm 1990
6 1.10 cm 2011
7 1.09 cm 1916
8 0.97 cm 1965
9 0.83 cm 1934
10 0.82 cm 1981
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Zürich / Fluntern location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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