Zürich January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 15.6 °C 1925
Lowest temperature -16.8 °C 1905
Lowest daily high -10.0 °C 1905
Highest daily low 8.4 °C 1916
Most precipitation 1.97 cm 2015
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 3.8 °C
Average low -0.9 °C
Chance precipitation 50.0%
Zürich January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 13.1 7.0 0.33
2023 8.0 4.5 0.23
2022 11.2 8.3 0.08
2021 0.5 -2.3 0.00
2020 6.2 -0.9 0.09
2019 -0.3 -4.9 0.00
2018 13.1 2.2 0.98
2017 n/a -4.4 0.48
2016 6.1 2.6 0.60
2015 8.4 1.4 1.97
2014 7.9 0.6 0.10
2013 3.8 -1.6 0.03
2012 7.8 2.1 0.41
2011 -1.3 -6.3 0.00
2010 -1.0 -6.5 0.00
2009 -4.4 -5.5 0.00
2008 1.4 -4.2 0.00
2007 5.6 2.0 0.00
2006 2.9 -1.3 0.00
2005 4.3 0.7 0.02
2004 -3.6 -6.6 0.00
2003 10.8 6.6 0.93
2002 -1.2 -7.9 0.00
2001 7.5 1.6 0.00
2000 2.3 -1.7 0.00
1999 8.2 3.3 0.18
1998 9.0 4.5 0.84
1997 -4.4 -7.3 0.00
1996 1.7 -1.1 0.00
1995 -1.6 -4.8 0.07
1994 8.5 4.0 0.73
1993 -9.1 -11.3 0.00
1992 3.3 -5.0 0.00
1991 12.6 4.5 0.00
1990 -1.3 -5.7 0.00
1989 0.1 -2.3 0.00
1988 8.9 2.9 0.26
1987 2.7 -5.2 0.11
1986 6.2 0.2 0.49
1985 -4.0 -7.2 0.05
1984 9.5 -0.8 0.51
1983 5.6 0.6 0.27
1982 8.8 1.8 0.00
1981 7.8 2.9 1.71
1980 -0.3 -3.3 0.09
1979 -3.9 -7.9 0.00
1978 5.3 2.7 0.55
1977 2.9 0.3 0.01
1976 9.0 3.5 0.23
1975 0.6 -0.7 0.00
1974 -0.8 -2.2 0.00
1973 2.0 -1.5 0.00
1972 3.0 -1.3 0.01
1971 -6.9 -11.6 0.00
1970 2.6 -7.4 0.00
1969 2.0 -0.4 0.02
1968 1.9 -3.4 0.61
1967 2.6 -4.1 0.00
1966 5.5 1.0 0.39
1965 1.0 -1.7 0.01
1964 -0.3 -4.6 0.00
1963 2.5 -0.4 0.11
1962 -2.2 -5.5 0.01
1961 5.4 0.2 0.78
1960 7.5 4.1 0.69
1959 3.2 -0.3 0.41
1958 1.8 -1.0 0.00
1957 3.8 -0.9 0.00
1956 1.9 -0.1 0.00
1955 -3.1 -7.2 0.35
1954 -5.6 -8.2 0.87
1953 -1.7 -3.8 0.02
1952 5.2 0.8 0.16
1951 1.3 -1.9 0.00
1950 5.8 0.5 0.93
1949 6.2 1.0 0.00
1948 11.5 4.3 0.17
1947 4.3 -2.2 0.03
1946 -3.0 -6.9 0.00
1945 -2.5 -11.4 0.00
1944 5.8 3.1 0.00
1943 1.5 -1.0 0.34
1942 1.3 -1.6 0.00
1941 -6.8 -11.5 0.08
1940 -3.4 -8.0 0.71
1939 3.9 -0.6 0.19
1938 -3.3 -10.1 0.00
1937 7.1 1.3 0.00
1936 11.6 5.6 0.57
1935 4.7 1.0 0.00
1934 1.0 -1.0 0.02
1933 1.9 -4.1 0.00
1932 7.5 -0.2 0.50
1931 12.2 0.5 0.11
1930 9.2 2.2 0.00
1929 -2.6 -4.4 0.00
1928 -1.8 -6.0 0.00
1927 2.1 -1.7 0.85
1926 9.4 4.4 0.77
1925 15.6 5.2 0.00
1924 4.8 -1.0 1.32
1923 3.2 -2.3 0.22
1922 7.6 -0.6 0.36
1921 7.2 5.0 0.03
1920 0.7 -2.7 0.00
1919 6.8 2.0 0.00
1918 -0.5 -9.7 0.01
1917 9.2 6.4 0.07
1916 12.8 8.4 0.39
1915 5.0 -1.0 0.47
1914 -1.0 -6.2 0.05
1913 1.5 -2.8 0.00
1912 4.5 -0.4 0.06
1911 -2.9 -6.5 0.00
1910 2.2 -4.0 0.00
1909 -3.2 -5.0 0.00
1908 -7.3 -11.0 0.01
1907 10.0 0.5 0.54
1906 0.0 -10.5 0.01
1905 -10.0 -16.8 0.05
1904 -4.5 -8.0 0.00
1903 9.5 1.5 0.65
1902 9.0 6.0 0.05
1901 2.0 -8.5 0.00
What's the all-time high for Zürich on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 15.6 °C which happened in 1925.
Highest Temperatures in Zürich on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 15.6 °C 1925
2 13.1 °C 2018
2 13.1 °C 2024
4 12.8 °C 1916
5 12.6 °C 1991
6 12.2 °C 1931
7 11.6 °C 1936
8 11.5 °C 1948
9 11.2 °C 2022
10 10.8 °C 2003
What's the all-time low for Zürich on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is -16.8 °C which happened in 1905.
Lowest Temperatures in Zürich on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -16.8 °C 1905
2 -11.6 °C 1971
3 -11.5 °C 1941
4 -11.4 °C 1945
5 -11.3 °C 1993
6 -11.0 °C 1908
7 -10.5 °C 1906
8 -10.1 °C 1938
9 -9.7 °C 1918
10 -8.5 °C 1901
Lowest High Temperatures in Zürich on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10.0 °C 1905
2 -9.1 °C 1993
3 -7.3 °C 1908
4 -6.9 °C 1971
5 -6.8 °C 1941
6 -5.6 °C 1954
7 -4.5 °C 1904
8 -4.4 °C 1997
8 -4.4 °C 2009
10 -4.0 °C 1985
What's the most it has ever rained in Zürich on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Zürich history is 1.97 cm which happened in 2015.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Zürich on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.97 cm 2015
2 1.71 cm 1981
3 1.32 cm 1924
4 0.98 cm 2018
5 0.93 cm 2003
5 0.93 cm 1950
7 0.87 cm 1954
8 0.85 cm 1927
9 0.84 cm 1998
10 0.78 cm 1961
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Zürich / Fluntern location