Zürich January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 15.6 °C 2023
Lowest temperature -14.5 °C 1905
Lowest daily high -7.8 °C 1997
Highest daily low 8.7 °C 2023
Most precipitation 5.40 cm 1962
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 3.9 °C
Average low -0.8 °C
Chance precipitation 50.1%
Zürich January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 7.9 2.5 0.00
2023 15.6 8.7 0.00
2022 10.9 3.6 0.00
2021 1.8 0.3 0.02
2020 -0.9 -2.9 0.00
2019 4.5 3.0 0.07
2018 8.5 2.7 0.40
2017 0.3 -4.4 0.00
2016 5.3 3.4 0.00
2015 -2.4 -5.0 0.00
2014 6.7 0.2 0.02
2013 6.5 0.4 0.51
2012 10.1 4.4 0.00
2011 1.9 -1.0 0.00
2010 4.3 -0.9 0.57
2009 1.1 -2.0 0.00
2008 -0.8 -4.6 0.00
2007 11.2 4.5 2.28
2006 4.9 1.3 0.02
2005 6.8 1.5 0.07
2004 -0.5 -2.0 0.37
2003 11.2 6.6 0.17
2002 -1.5 -7.5 0.00
2001 3.1 -4.9 0.19
2000 2.7 -0.3 0.14
1999 3.9 -0.5 0.00
1998 6.2 0.2 0.23
1997 -7.8 -11.4 0.00
1996 2.4 0.3 0.01
1995 3.1 -1.8 0.30
1994 5.6 0.2 0.63
1993 -4.1 -8.0 0.00
1992 1.3 -3.3 0.00
1991 7.2 0.9 0.25
1990 -2.0 -4.4 0.00
1989 0.1 -2.1 0.00
1988 6.8 4.0 0.05
1987 10.7 4.7 1.59
1986 -1.2 -5.3 0.40
1985 0.4 -4.1 0.30
1984 5.7 -0.9 0.00
1983 3.9 -1.9 0.00
1982 7.1 3.4 0.10
1981 4.7 -1.5 0.09
1980 0.3 -2.7 0.03
1979 n/a -12.2 0.10
1978 6.3 0.9 0.00
1977 5.0 -2.6 0.12
1976 8.1 -1.9 0.20
1975 7.1 1.0 0.01
1974 -0.2 -2.5 0.00
1973 -0.7 -5.0 0.00
1972 3.9 0.6 0.00
1971 -5.2 -11.5 0.00
1970 -3.9 -5.8 0.00
1969 0.2 -5.6 0.40
1968 2.6 -2.9 1.30
1967 11.5 4.9 0.36
1966 11.0 2.3 0.22
1965 6.3 1.9 1.33
1964 4.2 -2.4 0.01
1963 6.2 -1.6 0.28
1962 7.4 -0.3 5.40
1961 0.4 -1.2 0.32
1960 9.1 0.3 0.03
1959 7.2 0.2 0.13
1958 5.8 -2.2 0.00
1957 1.8 -5.6 0.00
1956 2.6 -1.1 0.43
1955 0.3 -3.8 0.00
1954 -5.2 -7.9 0.00
1953 -1.3 -4.0 0.02
1952 8.2 1.9 0.25
1951 3.5 -3.7 0.00
1950 -0.2 -3.8 0.00
1949 5.4 -1.7 0.00
1948 0.7 -1.5 1.54
1947 3.7 -2.5 0.00
1946 -1.5 -5.2 0.00
1945 -2.9 -7.0 0.58
1944 2.8 -3.4 0.51
1943 4.4 -0.6 0.89
1942 5.8 -1.9 0.00
1941 7.4 4.8 0.61
1940 3.6 -2.6 0.00
1939 7.0 0.2 0.28
1938 -2.2 -7.1 0.03
1937 0.3 -2.0 0.00
1936 4.6 1.3 0.03
1935 6.9 4.0 0.94
1934 0.5 -0.8 0.04
1933 6.5 -4.2 0.02
1932 -4.2 -10.0 0.00
1931 8.0 1.1 0.22
1930 4.0 0.0 0.05
1929 -0.2 -2.5 0.00
1928 0.6 -1.6 0.00
1927 1.5 -3.4 0.00
1926 10.0 4.2 0.01
1925 8.3 2.0 0.00
1924 -3.3 -8.8 0.25
1923 5.3 2.2 0.01
1922 4.4 -0.6 0.03
1921 13.0 5.4 0.00
1920 6.4 0.5 0.22
1919 6.0 1.2 0.00
1918 -1.5 -8.0 0.00
1917 9.6 6.5 0.08
1916 10.0 4.0 0.89
1915 5.5 -1.5 0.00
1914 -3.3 -7.2 0.00
1913 0.0 -4.5 0.00
1912 4.5 -0.5 0.00
1911 1.0 -5.0 0.61
1910 1.0 -2.0 0.19
1909 -5.5 -13.2 0.00
1908 -1.0 -3.5 0.00
1907 6.0 -1.0 1.63
1906 -7.1 -9.5 0.00
1905 -3.3 -14.5 0.06
1904 -2.4 -8.0 0.00
1903 3.5 -2.0 0.00
1902 9.0 -1.5 0.01
1901 4.0 0.5 0.10
What's the all-time high for Zürich on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 15.6 °C which happened in 2023.
Highest Temperatures in Zürich on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 15.6 °C 2023
2 13.0 °C 1921
3 11.5 °C 1967
4 11.2 °C 2003
4 11.2 °C 2007
6 11.0 °C 1966
7 10.9 °C 2022
8 10.7 °C 1987
9 10.1 °C 2012
10 10.0 °C 1916
10 10.0 °C 1926
What's the all-time low for Zürich on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is -14.5 °C which happened in 1905.
Lowest Temperatures in Zürich on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -14.5 °C 1905
2 -13.2 °C 1909
3 -12.2 °C 1979
4 -11.5 °C 1971
5 -11.4 °C 1997
6 -10.0 °C 1932
7 -9.5 °C 1906
8 -8.8 °C 1924
9 -8.0 °C 1993
9 -8.0 °C 1918
9 -8.0 °C 1904
Lowest High Temperatures in Zürich on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7.8 °C 1997
2 -7.1 °C 1906
3 -5.5 °C 1909
4 -5.2 °C 1971
4 -5.2 °C 1954
6 -4.2 °C 1932
7 -4.1 °C 1993
8 -3.9 °C 1970
9 -3.3 °C 1905
9 -3.3 °C 1924
9 -3.3 °C 1914
What's the most it has ever rained in Zürich on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Zürich history is 5.40 cm which happened in 1962.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Zürich on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.40 cm 1962
2 2.28 cm 2007
3 1.63 cm 1907
4 1.59 cm 1987
5 1.54 cm 1948
6 1.33 cm 1965
7 1.30 cm 1968
8 0.94 cm 1935
9 0.89 cm 1943
9 0.89 cm 1916
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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