Zürich May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 29.6 °C 1926
Lowest temperature -1.9 °C 1962
Lowest daily high 5.0 °C 1938
Highest daily low 12.8 °C 2005
Most precipitation 4.07 cm 1993
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 17.0 °C
Average low 7.4 °C
Chance precipitation 51.7%
Zürich May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 12.3 9.0 1.10
2022 16.2 6.5 0.00
2021 8.2 4.4 2.66
2020 11.1 7.8 2.12
2019 17.5 3.9 0.00
2018 12.3 6.4 0.03
2017 9.8 4.4 0.94
2016 5.9 4.2 1.62
2015 13.6 7.7 3.82
2014 14.6 8.4 0.77
2013 19.3 9.3 0.09
2012 17.6 9.5 0.46
2011 18.4 7.5 0.00
2010 12.5 9.9 1.33
2009 17.5 4.6 0.33
2008 14.8 5.7 0.08
2007 21.1 6.9 0.00
2006 15.6 3.5 0.00
2005 26.9 12.8 0.00
2004 17.1 8.7 0.00
2003 17.7 8.4 0.00
2002 15.2 8.5 0.14
2001 19.3 10.4 0.00
2000 22.4 11.7 0.00
1999 20.5 10.8 0.00
1998 14.0 9.4 0.11
1997 15.9 6.2 0.00
1996 16.2 8.9 0.38
1995 17.8 9.4 0.00
1994 20.4 9.5 0.00
1993 17.7 8.6 4.07
1992 15.9 4.0 0.56
1991 15.6 5.9 0.58
1990 22.8 8.7 0.00
1989 12.9 1.6 0.00
1988 21.5 8.1 0.00
1987 23.4 9.7 0.00
1986 17.8 9.6 0.00
1985 14.6 7.2 0.00
1984 16.6 1.8 0.00
1983 13.2 6.6 1.62
1982 10.5 3.1 0.00
1981 12.0 7.5 1.08
1980 17.4 6.2 0.00
1979 8.8 3.9 0.35
1978 9.9 7.9 1.37
1977 8.8 5.6 0.10
1976 15.6 1.5 0.00
1975 15.0 2.9 0.00
1974 6.5 5.5 0.92
1973 25.6 10.2 0.34
1972 18.5 8.3 0.00
1971 11.1 5.4 0.34
1970 10.4 0.5 0.01
1969 20.0 9.0 0.00
1968 15.0 6.9 0.03
1967 15.9 8.6 0.15
1966 23.7 8.0 0.00
1965 18.5 2.8 0.00
1964 16.5 6.6 0.00
1963 17.5 8.0 0.00
1962 10.3 -1.9 0.00
1961 16.6 6.5 0.02
1960 11.0 0.8 0.20
1959 6.6 4.0 1.82
1958 20.2 3.7 0.00
1957 12.1 7.1 0.00
1956 8.3 1.4 0.94
1955 26.2 12.8 0.00
1954 19.5 5.3 0.17
1953 22.6 4.8 0.00
1952 24.3 9.8 0.00
1951 18.0 0.1 0.00
1950 24.3 7.2 0.00
1949 6.9 3.7 0.18
1948 17.3 6.8 0.00
1947 12.9 6.6 0.19
1946 24.2 6.9 0.00
1945 8.7 -1.0 0.22
1944 18.8 8.0 0.00
1943 19.0 6.5 0.23
1942 10.2 0.6 0.16
1941 20.3 8.0 0.27
1940 22.3 9.9 0.00
1939 17.9 2.4 0.00
1938 5.0 1.3 0.34
1937 17.0 4.9 0.00
1936 13.9 6.9 0.02
1935 10.4 3.0 0.12
1934 24.4 10.4 0.00
1933 21.2 9.0 1.11
1932 23.7 2.8 1.22
1931 20.2 2.4 0.00
1930 16.3 3.4 0.01
1929 16.7 7.0 0.62
1928 17.6 9.8 0.00
1927 19.4 9.8 0.36
1926 29.6 12.0 0.00
1925 12.7 5.3 0.22
1924 12.0 7.0 0.27
1923 23.8 7.2 0.00
1922 11.0 3.4 0.01
1921 17.5 4.5 0.02
1920 25.0 5.0 0.00
1919 7.3 0.3 0.57
1918 10.3 6.8 0.59
1917 22.6 7.5 0.00
1916 21.8 4.8 0.32
1915 23.0 9.0 1.49
1914 13.6 8.0 1.99
1913 18.5 4.8 0.37
1912 11.0 4.4 0.01
1911 12.2 5.2 0.27
1910 10.2 2.0 0.01
1909 10.0 1.6 0.60
1908 19.7 3.2 0.00
1907 8.5 1.0 0.31
1906 12.5 2.5 0.30
1905 25.0 11.0 0.00
1904 24.0 6.5 0.01
1903 12.5 7.0 0.77
1902 10.0 4.0 0.95
1901 15.0 4.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Zürich on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 29.6 °C which happened in 1926.
Highest Temperatures in Zürich on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 29.6 °C 1926
2 26.9 °C 2005
3 26.2 °C 1955
4 25.6 °C 1973
5 25.0 °C 1905
5 25.0 °C 1920
7 24.4 °C 1934
8 24.3 °C 1950
8 24.3 °C 1952
10 24.2 °C 1946
What's the all-time low for Zürich on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is -1.9 °C which happened in 1962.
Lowest Temperatures in Zürich on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1.9 °C 1962
2 -1.0 °C 1945
3 0.1 °C 1951
4 0.3 °C 1919
5 0.5 °C 1970
6 0.6 °C 1942
7 0.8 °C 1960
8 1.0 °C 1907
9 1.3 °C 1938
10 1.4 °C 1956
Lowest High Temperatures in Zürich on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 5.0 °C 1938
2 5.9 °C 2016
3 6.5 °C 1974
4 6.6 °C 1959
5 6.9 °C 1949
6 7.3 °C 1919
7 8.2 °C 2021
8 8.3 °C 1956
9 8.5 °C 1907
10 8.7 °C 1945
What's the most it has ever rained in Zürich on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Zürich history is 4.07 cm which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Zürich on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.07 cm 1993
2 3.82 cm 2015
3 2.66 cm 2021
4 2.12 cm 2020
5 1.99 cm 1914
6 1.82 cm 1959
7 1.62 cm 1983
7 1.62 cm 2016
9 1.49 cm 1915
10 1.37 cm 1978
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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