Zürich May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1901–2024
Highest temperature 30.9 °C 1945
Lowest temperature 1.2 °C 1940
Lowest daily high 6.4 °C 1940
Highest daily low 15.8 °C 1945
Most precipitation 4.98 cm 1902
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 18.9 °C
Average low 9.2 °C
Chance precipitation 52.2%
Zürich May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 12.5 6.5 0.00
2022 24.8 13.3 0.00
2021 13.9 6.9 0.54
2020 21.3 7.3 0.00
2019 19.7 4.4 0.90
2018 14.3 9.6 0.49
2017 26.5 10.8 0.00
2016 16.0 6.1 0.00
2015 19.9 10.3 0.00
2014 16.8 6.4 0.00
2013 12.7 8.0 0.05
2012 15.8 1.4 0.01
2011 19.6 8.9 0.00
2010 13.4 6.8 0.20
2009 26.6 9.6 0.72
2008 17.3 11.1 1.41
2007 11.8 7.2 0.86
2006 22.5 14.5 0.07
2005 17.9 5.8 0.00
2004 22.6 7.2 0.00
2003 14.7 10.6 0.42
2002 28.2 13.6 0.00
2001 15.4 12.0 1.44
2000 23.1 12.9 1.77
1999 15.8 7.1 0.07
1998 17.6 7.8 0.00
1997 26.4 14.0 0.00
1996 19.4 11.7 0.04
1995 18.1 9.5 0.24
1994 20.3 11.0 1.73
1993 24.4 7.6 0.00
1992 22.8 13.8 0.00
1991 7.0 2.5 0.86
1990 23.3 12.7 0.00
1989 20.5 7.9 0.00
1988 19.3 12.9 1.19
1987 15.0 2.4 0.00
1986 21.6 11.0 0.00
1985 20.8 11.6 0.00
1984 17.4 6.9 0.04
1983 22.6 6.8 0.59
1982 21.6 13.1 0.04
1981 16.3 6.8 0.00
1980 14.5 3.8 0.00
1979 19.9 12.6 0.00
1978 16.6 8.1 0.02
1977 18.6 6.8 0.00
1976 23.4 9.3 0.00
1975 23.8 11.4 0.00
1974 20.1 8.3 0.00
1973 17.4 5.7 0.24
1972 12.1 6.6 0.56
1971 27.4 13.1 0.00
1970 18.0 8.0 0.84
1969 20.0 5.4 0.00
1968 12.0 6.4 0.18
1967 19.0 9.3 0.48
1966 26.2 11.4 0.00
1965 22.5 11.9 0.38
1964 23.8 6.6 0.00
1963 10.6 7.9 0.13
1962 18.9 9.5 2.09
1961 18.0 5.0 0.00
1960 25.6 11.7 0.00
1959 21.0 7.8 0.00
1958 12.4 6.2 0.00
1957 16.3 6.5 0.00
1956 22.8 9.3 0.32
1955 16.9 8.2 2.55
1954 20.5 9.2 4.19
1953 27.3 12.7 0.00
1952 21.4 11.5 0.00
1951 13.2 4.0 0.00
1950 23.3 9.9 0.06
1949 23.2 9.4 0.24
1948 26.6 11.9 0.00
1947 17.9 5.7 0.34
1946 16.5 7.5 0.00
1945 30.9 15.8 0.49
1944 11.3 5.3 0.01
1943 22.7 9.3 0.00
1942 22.2 8.4 0.00
1941 15.9 3.0 0.26
1940 6.4 1.2 0.45
1939 15.0 4.8 0.00
1938 20.0 11.2 0.65
1937 26.1 9.8 0.00
1936 22.1 8.0 0.00
1935 7.9 2.4 0.66
1934 16.1 8.4 0.14
1933 13.4 8.9 0.67
1932 18.5 10.5 0.04
1931 23.8 11.5 0.32
1930 24.8 7.3 0.00
1929 15.3 6.8 0.11
1928 11.0 3.5 0.30
1927 26.7 10.8 0.00
1926 10.7 5.4 0.17
1925 28.3 11.2 0.00
1924 22.7 11.5 0.00
1923 15.1 4.7 0.42
1922 24.4 11.7 0.11
1921 25.8 12.8 0.47
1920 22.2 13.8 0.09
1919 23.0 5.8 0.27
1918 26.7 8.3 0.00
1917 23.0 12.8 0.01
1916 23.5 6.8 0.00
1915 21.5 12.2 0.02
1914 15.5 7.5 0.01
1913 22.0 10.4 0.75
1912 12.0 4.5 0.30
1911 23.5 10.6 1.30
1910 26.5 9.6 0.00
1909 20.8 11.0 0.56
1908 21.5 5.5 0.00
1907 15.0 5.5 1.44
1906 13.0 8.0 0.03
1905 19.0 9.5 2.76
1904 30.0 10.0 0.05
1903 16.5 6.5 0.26
1902 13.5 7.5 4.98
1901 17.5 6.0 0.00
What's the all-time high for Zürich on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 30.9 °C which happened in 1945.
Highest Temperatures in Zürich on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 30.9 °C 1945
2 30.0 °C 1904
3 28.3 °C 1925
4 28.2 °C 2002
5 27.4 °C 1971
6 27.3 °C 1953
7 26.7 °C 1927
7 26.7 °C 1918
9 26.6 °C 1948
9 26.6 °C 2009
What's the all-time low for Zürich on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Zürich history is 1.2 °C which happened in 1940.
Lowest Temperatures in Zürich on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 1.2 °C 1940
2 1.4 °C 2012
3 2.4 °C 1987
3 2.4 °C 1935
5 2.5 °C 1991
6 3.0 °C 1941
7 3.5 °C 1928
8 3.8 °C 1980
9 4.0 °C 1951
10 4.4 °C 2019
Lowest High Temperatures in Zürich on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 6.4 °C 1940
2 7.0 °C 1991
3 7.9 °C 1935
4 10.6 °C 1963
5 10.7 °C 1926
6 11.0 °C 1928
7 11.3 °C 1944
8 11.8 °C 2007
9 12.0 °C 1912
9 12.0 °C 1968
What's the most it has ever rained in Zürich on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Zürich history is 4.98 cm which happened in 1902.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Zürich on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.98 cm 1902
2 4.19 cm 1954
3 2.76 cm 1905
4 2.55 cm 1955
5 2.09 cm 1962
6 1.77 cm 2000
7 1.73 cm 1994
8 1.44 cm 2001
8 1.44 cm 1907
10 1.41 cm 2008
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1901–2024 Zürich / Fluntern location