Zürich May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 29.5 °C 1945
Lowest temperature 1.1 °C 1940
Lowest daily high 7.3 °C 1991
Highest daily low 14.7 °C 1948
Most precipitation 2.61 cm 1940
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 18.8 °C
Average low 9.1 °C
Chance precipitation 52.3%
Zürich May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 12.8 7.3 2.01
2022 23.6 14.4 0.00
2021 13.4 8.3 1.15
2020 18.1 5.1 0.00
2019 13.4 3.1 0.00
2018 12.1 9.1 1.20
2017 23.8 9.2 0.00
2016 11.3 5.6 0.30
2015 18.5 7.5 0.00
2014 15.4 4.4 0.00
2013 16.1 8.5 0.22
2012 10.2 3.3 0.41
2011 14.9 6.3 0.00
2010 9.8 5.5 0.02
2009 19.2 7.9 0.00
2008 21.6 11.8 0.56
2007 16.1 5.5 1.05
2006 20.4 13.7 0.29
2005 14.0 6.7 1.16
2004 18.2 8.0 0.00
2003 19.2 4.1 0.00
2002 26.5 10.9 0.00
2001 22.8 11.3 0.15
2000 27.0 14.5 0.00
1999 17.1 6.7 0.07
1998 19.7 9.2 0.00
1997 26.8 12.7 0.00
1996 22.1 11.0 0.97
1995 16.2 8.0 0.38
1994 23.5 11.0 0.06
1993 16.9 9.0 0.00
1992 26.7 13.2 0.00
1991 7.3 2.2 0.81
1990 23.5 11.2 0.14
1989 17.2 5.7 0.00
1988 19.7 12.5 1.04
1987 9.8 3.6 0.72
1986 16.5 9.3 1.24
1985 21.2 9.9 0.00
1984 18.1 8.2 1.04
1983 17.6 10.4 0.09
1982 25.0 11.2 0.02
1981 20.6 8.2 0.23
1980 12.3 3.5 0.00
1979 24.2 11.6 0.00
1978 15.6 5.6 0.00
1977 16.5 5.5 0.30
1976 19.2 12.2 0.00
1975 21.7 12.1 0.01
1974 19.1 6.0 0.00
1973 17.0 7.5 0.00
1972 7.8 5.7 0.60
1971 24.9 11.8 0.00
1970 13.6 8.6 0.30
1969 19.1 8.6 0.20
1968 22.4 8.6 0.34
1967 20.1 9.7 0.75
1966 26.6 11.6 0.00
1965 25.0 12.5 0.76
1964 20.1 5.0 0.00
1963 9.2 6.2 0.59
1962 16.4 5.3 0.00
1961 17.5 7.0 0.03
1960 26.5 11.9 0.00
1959 19.9 7.4 0.00
1958 11.2 4.6 1.85
1957 18.2 7.8 1.23
1956 22.0 6.3 0.00
1955 16.0 2.6 0.00
1954 20.2 9.3 0.00
1953 29.3 10.2 0.00
1952 24.0 9.3 0.00
1951 11.3 4.4 0.17
1950 23.3 8.2 0.01
1949 23.8 7.4 0.23
1948 25.4 14.7 0.00
1947 9.1 6.5 0.44
1946 13.7 4.7 0.00
1945 29.5 14.1 0.00
1944 8.8 4.9 0.09
1943 17.8 11.9 0.00
1942 20.9 7.9 0.69
1941 12.7 4.4 0.00
1940 14.6 1.1 2.61
1939 15.7 6.2 0.44
1938 26.4 11.5 0.00
1937 25.3 10.0 0.00
1936 23.9 8.4 0.00
1935 7.9 2.9 0.63
1934 24.2 5.5 0.00
1933 18.5 4.5 0.62
1932 26.2 11.9 0.00
1931 28.5 11.7 0.00
1930 22.0 7.3 0.00
1929 15.4 7.7 0.33
1928 10.0 6.0 0.46
1927 25.2 6.6 0.00
1926 20.0 9.0 0.20
1925 28.0 10.2 0.00
1924 26.6 12.8 2.04
1923 17.0 4.2 0.32
1922 25.0 9.4 0.09
1921 26.2 11.2 0.82
1920 25.2 11.8 0.41
1919 21.5 5.5 0.00
1918 21.0 8.2 0.00
1917 25.0 12.2 0.70
1916 20.6 10.0 0.00
1915 23.5 4.5 0.02
1914 15.8 3.2 0.01
1913 26.5 10.5 0.09
1912 16.0 7.4 0.32
1911 22.6 12.7 0.01
1910 24.0 6.0 0.00
1909 25.3 5.5 0.02
1908 17.5 9.0 0.07
1907 17.5 8.5 0.29
1906 15.5 8.0 0.25
1905 18.5 9.0 0.13
1904 27.5 11.0 0.00
1903 17.0 8.0 0.05
1902 15.5 6.5 0.90
1901 20.0 6.5 0.00
What's the all-time high for Zürich on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 29.5 °C which happened in 1945.
Highest Temperatures in Zürich on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 29.5 °C 1945
2 29.3 °C 1953
3 28.5 °C 1931
4 28.0 °C 1925
5 27.5 °C 1904
6 27.0 °C 2000
7 26.8 °C 1997
8 26.7 °C 1992
9 26.6 °C 1924
9 26.6 °C 1966
What's the all-time low for Zürich on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 1.1 °C which happened in 1940.
Lowest Temperatures in Zürich on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 1.1 °C 1940
2 2.2 °C 1991
3 2.6 °C 1955
4 2.9 °C 1935
5 3.1 °C 2019
6 3.2 °C 1914
7 3.3 °C 2012
8 3.5 °C 1980
9 3.6 °C 1987
10 4.1 °C 2003
Lowest High Temperatures in Zürich on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 7.3 °C 1991
2 7.8 °C 1972
3 7.9 °C 1935
4 8.8 °C 1944
5 9.1 °C 1947
6 9.2 °C 1963
7 9.8 °C 2010
7 9.8 °C 1987
9 10.0 °C 1928
10 10.2 °C 2012
What's the most it has ever rained in Zürich on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Zürich history is 2.61 cm which happened in 1940.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Zürich on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.61 cm 1940
2 2.04 cm 1924
3 2.01 cm 2023
4 1.85 cm 1958
5 1.24 cm 1986
6 1.23 cm 1957
7 1.20 cm 2018
8 1.16 cm 2005
9 1.15 cm 2021
10 1.05 cm 2007
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.
© H Brothers Inc, 2021–2024
Contact us | Privacy policy