Zürich Weather in 1979

Historical record of Zürich, Switzerland weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Zürich Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	30.2 °C	July 29
Lowest temperature	-12.2 °C	January 2
Highest daily low	17.5 °C	July 12
Lowest daily high	-7.5 °C	January 5
Most daily precipitation	4.1 cm	September 21
Total annual precipitation	118.4 cm	-

What was the hottest temperature in Zürich in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Zürich, Switzerland in 1979 was 30.2 °C which happened on July 29.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Zürich in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	30.2 °C	Jul 29
2	28.8 °C	Jul 28
3	28.2 °C	Aug 15
4	28.1 °C	May 31
5	28.0 °C	May 30
6	27.9 °C	Aug 6
7	27.3 °C	Jul 27
8	27.2 °C	Aug 7
9	27.0 °C	May 29
10	26.7 °C	Aug 2

What was the coldest temperature in Zürich in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Zürich, Switzerland in 1979 was -12.2 °C which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Zürich in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-12.2 °C	January 2
1	-12.2 °C	January 1
3	-11.3 °C	January 16
4	-11.2 °C	January 5
5	-10.5 °C	January 4
6	-10.1 °C	January 6
7	-9.7 °C	January 19
8	-9.2 °C	January 15
9	-8.3 °C	January 17
10	-7.9 °C	January 3

January 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
January 1	n/a	-12.2	0.10
January 2	-4.2	-12.2	0.17
January 3	-3.9	-7.9	0.00
January 4	-4.4	-10.5	0.00
January 5	-7.5	-11.2	0.00
January 6	-2.8	-10.1	0.00
January 7	-2.9	-5.1	0.00
January 8	1.4	-4.5	0.51
January 9	3.8	-0.4	0.32
January 10	2.8	-1.4	0.54
January 11	0.8	-1.1	0.39
January 12	0.3	-2.0	0.06
January 13	-1.1	-2.6	0.02
January 14	-0.8	-4.9	0.00
January 15	-3.1	-9.2	0.00
January 16	-4.7	-11.3	0.02
January 17	-4.8	-8.3	0.00
January 18	-4.9	-7.5	0.00
January 19	-4.9	-9.7	0.00
January 20	2.0	-6.1	0.27
January 21	2.3	0.4	0.00
January 22	1.6	0.9	0.00
January 23	5.8	-0.3	0.20
January 24	5.4	-1.1	0.01
January 25	0.1	-3.4	0.00
January 26	0.9	-4.6	2.11
January 27	2.4	0.1	1.36
January 28	2.5	-0.1	0.90
January 29	3.0	-0.5	0.09
January 30	3.5	0.2	0.21
January 31	2.2	-0.7	0.15

February 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
February 1	4.0	-4.7	0.15
February 2	8.4	1.1	1.88
February 3	5.3	3.8	0.02
February 4	5.1	2.4	0.75
February 5	5.8	3.1	1.30
February 6	2.4	0.9	0.01
February 7	7.1	-0.6	0.36
February 8	7.6	5.1	0.63
February 9	5.9	0.7	1.80
February 10	5.3	3.8	0.41
February 11	4.1	0.8	0.26
February 12	10.5	0.7	0.10
February 13	11.9	3.0	0.09
February 14	10.3	5.3	0.00
February 15	9.9	2.5	0.00
February 16	4.1	n/a	0.13
February 17	n/a	-1.5	0.00
February 18	0.1	-1.7	0.09
February 19	1.0	-0.9	0.01
February 20	1.5	-0.1	0.00
February 21	4.3	0.5	0.00
February 22	1.8	-0.6	0.22
February 23	0.1	-1.3	0.58
February 24	2.1	-1.7	0.00
February 25	1.4	-1.9	0.00
February 26	1.1	-5.6	0.00
February 27	2.1	-6.8	0.00
February 28	4.8	-5.8	0.03

March 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
March 1	2.6	0.6	0.49
March 2	6.6	-1.1	0.00
March 3	11.0	0.0	0.00
March 4	12.0	4.6	0.40
March 5	10.2	5.4	0.00
March 6	9.3	4.9	0.01
March 7	7.5	3.6	0.32
March 8	8.5	1.4	0.00
March 9	9.6	-0.4	0.41
March 10	5.4	1.2	1.82
March 11	8.4	0.4	3.55
March 12	10.4	7.6	0.97
March 13	13.9	8.7	0.00
March 14	13.9	4.2	0.00
March 15	16.7	5.0	1.36
March 16	5.4	0.4	0.43
March 17	6.2	-0.7	0.01
March 18	9.5	0.4	0.01
March 19	11.6	0.7	0.00
March 20	9.6	2.9	0.53
March 21	10.0	0.3	0.02
March 22	7.3	0.6	0.27
March 23	4.7	2.4	0.98
March 24	9.4	2.1	0.00
March 25	9.5	1.0	0.53
March 26	15.4	5.6	0.53
March 27	12.8	4.7	0.00
March 28	7.9	2.0	0.42
March 29	4.4	0.4	0.12
March 30	4.8	0.6	0.47
March 31	5.1	1.2	0.11

April 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
April 1	8.6	1.8	0.02
April 2	10.7	3.2	0.37
April 3	6.5	0.8	0.37
April 4	9.8	0.0	0.03
April 5	7.1	-0.6	0.00
April 6	4.6	0.3	0.80
April 7	6.4	0.3	0.00
April 8	11.6	-0.2	0.00
April 9	14.4	0.3	0.00
April 10	17.2	3.4	0.00
April 11	14.9	4.6	0.20
April 12	12.2	6.9	0.27
April 13	16.2	3.5	0.00
April 14	18.7	5.4	0.00
April 15	17.8	7.2	0.00
April 16	19.6	6.4	1.67
April 17	6.5	2.3	0.29
April 18	5.0	2.0	0.05
April 19	7.1	0.6	0.00
April 20	12.0	-0.1	0.18
April 21	8.0	3.4	0.35
April 22	13.3	2.1	0.00
April 23	12.4	7.1	0.78
April 24	11.6	5.3	0.39
April 25	10.2	3.1	0.82
April 26	8.6	2.0	1.46
April 27	4.6	2.5	1.20
April 28	7.9	3.4	0.07
April 29	12.4	0.9	0.00
April 30	10.0	5.5	0.76

May 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
May 1	8.8	3.9	0.35
May 2	5.5	0.5	1.70
May 3	7.8	-0.8	0.36
May 4	4.2	0.5	0.21
May 5	7.0	-0.1	0.08
May 6	10.3	0.4	0.00
May 7	12.6	0.5	0.00
May 8	16.5	2.5	0.00
May 9	19.2	5.5	0.00
May 10	17.1	9.7	0.02
May 11	15.8	6.3	0.96
May 12	18.1	9.5	0.12
May 13	17.9	8.0	0.00
May 14	19.9	7.2	0.00
May 15	21.7	7.4	0.00
May 16	24.2	11.6	0.00
May 17	19.9	12.6	0.00
May 18	22.2	10.6	0.00
May 19	21.8	10.6	0.00
May 20	25.7	13.6	0.09
May 21	20.3	8.7	0.00
May 22	16.6	11.3	0.00
May 23	25.9	10.3	0.00
May 24	14.6	7.4	0.31
May 25	18.8	5.9	0.00
May 26	24.3	9.5	0.00
May 27	18.1	9.4	0.64
May 28	22.7	8.1	0.00
May 29	27.0	12.2	0.00
May 30	28.0	14.4	0.00
May 31	28.1	14.0	0.00

June 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
June 1	26.5	16.9	0.00
June 2	26.4	15.0	0.03
June 3	25.5	15.1	0.01
June 4	26.0	14.7	0.21
June 5	23.3	15.1	1.85
June 6	18.8	14.1	1.67
June 7	17.1	11.8	0.09
June 8	18.6	11.1	0.00
June 9	24.3	10.0	0.00
June 10	25.8	13.6	0.17
June 11	23.4	14.4	0.11
June 12	25.3	13.0	0.01
June 13	19.2	14.7	0.10
June 14	17.4	11.5	0.20
June 15	12.5	9.7	0.44
June 16	13.1	7.2	1.88
June 17	9.8	7.4	2.12
June 18	14.2	8.4	1.30
June 19	16.0	7.2	0.00
June 20	21.4	9.1	0.00
June 21	23.9	11.2	0.00
June 22	21.0	12.6	0.22
June 23	23.0	10.7	0.00
June 24	23.7	13.7	0.41
June 25	20.7	11.8	0.00
June 26	25.4	12.4	0.00
June 27	21.7	15.4	1.67
June 28	22.7	15.4	0.00
June 29	23.2	13.0	0.00
June 30	19.5	14.7	0.00

July 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
July 1	16.5	11.8	0.00
July 2	14.4	8.9	0.53
July 3	10.8	7.9	0.16
July 4	16.0	7.3	0.01
July 5	21.7	9.4	0.00
July 6	22.8	10.3	0.00
July 7	23.7	12.4	0.00
July 8	19.4	16.3	0.00
July 9	24.8	12.2	0.06
July 10	22.1	15.0	0.00
July 11	24.4	10.6	0.00
July 12	21.5	17.5	2.15
July 13	20.2	14.7	2.47
July 14	16.6	12.4	0.15
July 15	22.6	10.7	0.00
July 16	21.4	14.2	0.01
July 17	20.3	13.0	0.00
July 18	26.4	13.1	0.00
July 19	25.2	16.2	0.00
July 20	22.4	17.0	0.00
July 21	21.6	15.1	0.00
July 22	16.8	13.6	0.00
July 23	20.0	10.5	0.00
July 24	20.1	12.9	0.00
July 25	24.4	11.1	0.00
July 26	26.4	13.2	0.00
July 27	27.3	15.5	0.00
July 28	28.8	16.0	0.05
July 29	30.2	17.0	0.57
July 30	23.6	15.8	0.00
July 31	25.2	16.5	0.90

August 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
August 1	23.3	15.0	0.00
August 2	26.7	15.5	0.00
August 3	22.0	16.5	1.36
August 4	21.8	12.8	0.00
August 5	25.4	11.7	0.00
August 6	27.9	14.9	0.00
August 7	27.2	15.8	0.53
August 8	22.2	15.4	0.46
August 9	19.2	12.3	0.81
August 10	14.6	12.4	0.12
August 11	15.7	9.8	0.42
August 12	20.5	12.2	0.00
August 13	23.4	11.7	0.00
August 14	26.6	12.2	0.00
August 15	28.2	15.2	0.00
August 16	17.3	12.0	0.00
August 17	20.5	11.1	1.48
August 18	12.5	10.9	1.47
August 19	19.3	11.1	0.00
August 20	17.7	12.4	0.00
August 21	20.4	11.9	0.00
August 22	22.0	13.9	0.05
August 23	19.6	12.5	1.76
August 24	16.8	8.1	0.51
August 25	14.5	8.0	0.58
August 26	13.3	9.5	1.24
August 27	16.1	9.2	0.04
August 28	17.2	7.9	0.00
August 29	19.9	6.7	0.00
August 30	21.1	8.3	0.00
August 31	23.2	10.7	0.00

September 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
September 1	24.8	12.3	0.00
September 2	25.4	13.7	0.07
September 3	20.4	14.1	0.70
September 4	18.1	13.2	0.00
September 5	19.5	9.1	0.00
September 6	23.2	8.9	0.00
September 7	23.8	12.9	0.00
September 8	23.8	13.3	0.00
September 9	23.5	14.7	0.94
September 10	18.0	14.3	0.33
September 11	20.0	12.6	0.00
September 12	21.2	12.8	0.00
September 13	24.6	14.1	0.00
September 14	21.5	14.6	0.47
September 15	16.4	12.4	0.00
September 16	15.7	6.9	0.00
September 17	21.6	7.0	0.00
September 18	23.4	13.8	0.00
September 19	22.8	12.8	0.00
September 20	20.7	13.6	0.88
September 21	13.9	n/a	4.12
September 22	n/a	4.5	0.02
September 23	7.3	5.9	0.31
September 24	7.4	6.5	1.72
September 25	12.4	6.5	0.00
September 26	14.8	3.8	0.00
September 27	16.6	4.9	0.00
September 28	16.9	6.7	0.00
September 29	13.8	9.3	0.00
September 30	14.1	10.0	0.00

October 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
October 1	15.9	8.1	0.00
October 2	12.4	7.6	0.00
October 3	17.4	9.2	0.00
October 4	18.2	8.3	0.00
October 5	16.1	10.4	2.54
October 6	13.4	10.2	0.06
October 7	15.7	9.7	0.00
October 8	16.5	9.4	0.02
October 9	19.2	8.9	0.00
October 10	19.3	9.4	0.01
October 11	14.5	11.3	0.00
October 12	18.0	9.2	0.00
October 13	17.6	10.9	0.00
October 14	16.8	11.2	2.75
October 15	14.4	9.7	0.86
October 16	15.5	8.9	0.36
October 17	12.3	10.5	0.35
October 18	13.6	9.8	0.00
October 19	13.9	6.0	0.00
October 20	14.0	2.7	0.00
October 21	13.4	5.4	0.46
October 22	8.8	6.8	0.92
October 23	7.6	4.8	0.13
October 24	10.3	5.1	0.01
October 25	6.9	4.9	0.00
October 26	6.9	2.5	0.00
October 27	5.7	2.7	0.00
October 28	8.7	3.2	0.20
October 29	8.7	5.2	0.03
October 30	8.1	6.2	0.05
October 31	8.9	1.3	0.00

November 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
November 1	10.7	4.9	0.02
November 2	11.0	6.6	0.01
November 3	8.8	1.9	0.00
November 4	9.5	-0.3	0.52
November 5	8.7	4.1	1.57
November 6	9.1	3.5	2.76
November 7	10.7	7.2	1.96
November 8	13.9	8.3	0.34
November 9	10.0	5.5	1.34
November 10	6.3	1.3	0.31
November 11	4.3	0.2	0.00
November 12	4.5	-2.9	0.69
November 13	5.9	-0.1	0.34
November 14	8.8	3.6	0.39
November 15	3.7	0.4	3.66
November 16	2.7	0.3	0.00
November 17	1.1	-1.5	0.00
November 18	1.7	-1.1	0.48
November 19	2.8	0.3	0.09
November 20	2.3	1.0	0.09
November 21	1.9	1.1	0.00
November 22	1.1	0.3	0.00
November 23	1.5	-0.9	0.00
November 24	6.5	-1.8	0.00
November 25	4.3	-1.3	0.00
November 26	7.7	-0.4	0.11
November 27	8.6	4.5	0.14
November 28	6.4	n/a	0.00
November 29	n/a	1.9	0.00
November 30	8.5	-0.4	0.00

December 1979 Zürich Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
December 1	9.7	0.4	0.00
December 2	9.3	3.5	0.00
December 3	10.7	2.1	0.00
December 4	12.7	4.3	0.00
December 5	12.3	3.1	0.00
December 6	12.8	7.5	0.01
December 7	12.1	6.0	0.00
December 8	9.4	5.2	0.25
December 9	10.7	5.9	0.13
December 10	13.0	7.6	0.21
December 11	13.5	4.5	0.89
December 12	4.6	3.1	0.00
December 13	6.9	0.3	0.03
December 14	7.4	3.3	0.70
December 15	9.3	2.4	1.06
December 16	2.5	0.5	0.57
December 17	11.6	1.5	1.27
December 18	5.1	0.7	0.11
December 19	0.8	0.3	2.17
December 20	0.3	-0.6	0.34
December 21	-1.3	-2.9	0.00
December 22	1.6	-2.0	0.00
December 23	1.2	-1.0	0.00
December 24	2.9	-2.0	0.09
December 25	1.6	-0.3	0.00
December 26	0.5	-0.1	0.00
December 27	2.0	-0.9	0.00
December 28	5.0	-2.7	0.09
December 29	3.0	0.1	1.13
December 30	2.7	-0.2	0.79
December 31	-0.3	-1.9	0.14

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1901–2024	Zürich / Fluntern	location