Zürich May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 31.5 °C 1912
Lowest temperature -0.5 °C 1910
Lowest daily high 4.7 °C 1949
Highest daily low 17.3 °C 2022
Most precipitation 9.42 cm 1999
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 18.3 °C
Average low 8.7 °C
Chance precipitation 52.0%
Zürich May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 16.9 8.8 0.00
2022 26.4 17.3 0.01
2021 12.8 6.6 0.00
2020 12.3 2.0 0.01
2019 13.3 5.3 0.00
2018 24.6 11.2 0.01
2017 20.6 11.0 0.30
2016 13.8 8.3 4.04
2015 27.8 13.1 0.00
2014 12.6 6.3 0.13
2013 13.0 7.3 0.18
2012 20.7 7.4 2.40
2011 18.0 12.5 1.13
2010 16.5 8.8 1.81
2009 21.9 12.4 0.07
2008 22.4 8.0 0.00
2007 21.9 11.1 0.00
2006 23.2 8.9 0.33
2005 18.7 4.2 0.02
2004 19.9 6.5 2.29
2003 19.8 12.6 0.00
2002 17.3 10.3 3.36
2001 22.4 10.0 0.00
2000 17.1 13.3 0.78
1999 14.6 11.7 9.42
1998 28.5 13.5 0.00
1997 15.2 9.7 0.00
1996 10.3 9.0 1.85
1995 16.8 9.3 1.95
1994 14.3 9.6 0.13
1993 18.9 11.3 0.81
1992 19.5 6.3 0.00
1991 9.3 7.0 0.07
1990 19.1 8.2 0.00
1989 15.6 9.8 0.44
1988 22.3 7.4 0.00
1987 15.3 6.6 0.36
1986 23.0 11.7 0.00
1985 16.7 9.5 0.00
1984 8.5 4.6 0.00
1983 19.9 5.5 0.00
1982 19.6 4.1 0.00
1981 16.8 5.2 0.56
1980 21.5 7.1 0.00
1979 18.1 9.5 0.12
1978 9.2 3.3 1.97
1977 20.7 8.0 2.96
1976 17.4 10.5 0.07
1975 11.9 9.4 0.00
1974 19.0 4.0 0.00
1973 15.2 3.0 0.00
1972 9.0 4.6 0.31
1971 23.5 11.6 0.37
1970 11.6 7.9 0.25
1969 28.5 10.2 0.00
1968 14.6 4.1 1.27
1967 26.2 11.8 0.00
1966 24.1 6.3 0.00
1965 18.4 3.0 0.00
1964 26.4 9.5 0.00
1963 16.5 6.8 0.00
1962 15.3 5.9 0.00
1961 13.0 2.5 0.25
1960 23.0 10.4 0.00
1959 23.2 10.2 0.06
1958 22.6 12.2 0.00
1957 21.5 9.7 0.32
1956 9.4 5.6 2.23
1955 16.5 5.5 0.00
1954 24.5 8.4 0.00
1953 15.8 2.9 0.15
1952 13.2 7.5 1.24
1951 9.5 4.2 0.00
1950 21.9 6.3 0.00
1949 4.7 3.7 2.05
1948 27.5 11.3 0.00
1947 26.5 10.5 0.00
1946 25.9 11.1 0.00
1945 30.2 13.1 0.00
1944 20.8 5.6 0.00
1943 25.5 10.3 0.00
1942 20.0 8.0 0.13
1941 10.9 1.2 0.00
1940 15.0 8.2 0.00
1939 10.9 7.5 0.28
1938 22.6 5.5 0.00
1937 21.4 10.8 0.58
1936 16.8 10.2 0.09
1935 21.5 11.1 0.08
1934 27.0 11.1 0.00
1933 12.6 6.5 0.37
1932 18.3 6.8 0.04
1931 24.3 7.3 0.00
1930 12.4 5.9 1.37
1929 15.6 11.2 0.05
1928 16.2 0.8 0.00
1927 17.5 1.6 0.08
1926 23.5 3.9 0.15
1925 13.2 8.0 0.00
1924 17.0 7.3 0.00
1923 16.2 3.2 0.68
1922 16.0 11.0 3.69
1921 25.0 7.7 0.00
1920 27.5 9.0 0.00
1919 20.0 10.5 0.01
1918 16.8 9.7 0.24
1917 29.3 12.5 0.00
1916 20.5 6.4 0.01
1915 18.0 8.5 0.26
1914 12.0 6.0 1.48
1913 17.4 4.5 0.02
1912 31.5 13.5 0.01
1911 23.5 10.6 0.14
1910 18.0 -0.5 0.00
1909 23.5 4.7 0.00
1908 28.0 12.5 0.00
1907 28.0 9.5 0.00
1906 23.5 9.0 0.24
1905 22.0 5.0 1.32
1904 17.0 6.5 0.00
1903 18.5 7.0 0.78
1902 12.0 4.5 0.05
1901 20.0 8.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Zürich on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 31.5 °C which happened in 1912.
Highest Temperatures in Zürich on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 31.5 °C 1912
2 30.2 °C 1945
3 29.3 °C 1917
4 28.5 °C 1969
4 28.5 °C 1998
6 28.0 °C 1908
6 28.0 °C 1907
8 27.8 °C 2015
9 27.5 °C 1920
9 27.5 °C 1948
What's the all-time low for Zürich on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is -0.5 °C which happened in 1910.
Lowest Temperatures in Zürich on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 -0.5 °C 1910
2 0.8 °C 1928
3 1.2 °C 1941
4 1.6 °C 1927
5 2.0 °C 2020
6 2.5 °C 1961
7 2.9 °C 1953
8 3.0 °C 1973
8 3.0 °C 1965
10 3.2 °C 1923
Lowest High Temperatures in Zürich on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 4.7 °C 1949
2 8.5 °C 1984
3 9.0 °C 1972
4 9.2 °C 1978
5 9.3 °C 1991
6 9.4 °C 1956
7 9.5 °C 1951
8 10.3 °C 1996
9 10.9 °C 1939
9 10.9 °C 1941
What's the most it has ever rained in Zürich on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Zürich history is 9.42 cm which happened in 1999.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Zürich on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.42 cm 1999
2 4.04 cm 2016
3 3.69 cm 1922
4 3.36 cm 2002
5 2.96 cm 1977
6 2.40 cm 2012
7 2.29 cm 2004
8 2.23 cm 1956
9 2.05 cm 1949
10 1.97 cm 1978
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Zürich / Fluntern location