Average Temperature in Switzerland by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Switzerland for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Switzerland?

2020 was the warmest year in the history of Switzerland. The average daily high temperature was 12.1 °C, and the average low was 4.0 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Switzerland?

1940 was the coolest year in the history of Switzerland. The average daily high temperature was 8.4 °C, and the average low was 0.7 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	16	10.6	3.0
2020	1	12.1	4.0
2019	4	11.6	3.9
2018	1	11.9	4.2
2017	8	11.1	3.5
2016	10	10.8	3.5
2015	4	11.6	3.9
2014	3	11.4	4.2
2013	33	9.8	3.0
2012	16	10.5	3.1
2011	6	11.4	3.6
2010	67	9.2	2.3
2009	16	10.5	3.1
2008	24	10.3	2.9
2007	12	10.8	3.2
2006	14	10.7	3.1
2005	41	10.0	2.5
2004	33	10.1	2.7
2003	12	11.2	2.8
2002	11	10.7	3.6
2001	27	10.2	2.9
2000	9	10.7	3.7
1999	26	9.9	3.2
1998	27	10.2	2.9
1997	16	10.5	3.1
1996	78	8.9	2.1
1995	37	9.8	2.9
1994	7	10.8	3.9
1993	45	9.7	2.6
1992	23	10.2	3.1
1991	56	9.6	2.3
1990	14	10.7	3.1
1989	20	10.5	3.0
1988	27	10.0	3.1
1987	71	9.0	2.4
1986	64	9.3	2.3
1985	83	9.1	1.8
1984	83	8.9	2.0
1983	32	10.1	2.8
1982	33	9.9	2.9
1981	67	9.3	2.2
1980	104	8.4	1.8
1979	74	9.0	2.3
1978	102	8.5	1.8
1977	55	9.3	2.6
1976	62	9.5	2.2
1975	50	9.5	2.5
1974	46	9.6	2.6
1973	78	9.1	1.9
1972	89	8.8	1.9
1971	67	9.6	1.9
1970	90	9.0	1.7
1969	93	9.0	1.6
1968	78	9.1	1.9
1967	59	9.8	2.0
1966	59	9.5	2.3
1965	108	8.6	1.4
1964	50	9.7	2.3
1963	115	8.6	1.1
1962	108	9.0	1.0
1961	21	10.7	2.7
1960	67	9.5	2.0
1959	31	10.6	2.4
1958	56	9.7	2.2
1957	59	9.8	2.0
1956	118	8.4	0.9
1955	87	9.2	1.6
1954	99	9.0	1.4
1953	46	10.0	2.2
1952	71	9.6	1.8
1951	49	9.8	2.3
1950	33	10.4	2.4
1949	22	10.8	2.5
1948	38	10.3	2.3
1947	25	10.7	2.5
1946	50	9.9	2.1
1945	38	10.4	2.2
1944	90	9.0	1.7
1943	27	10.6	2.5
1942	83	9.4	1.5
1941	117	8.6	0.9
1940	121	8.4	0.7
1939	93	8.9	1.7
1938	75	9.5	1.6
1937	56	9.7	2.2
1936	71	9.3	2.1
1935	78	9.3	1.7
1934	42	10.2	2.2
1933	110	8.7	1.2
1932	87	9.2	1.6
1931	113	8.7	1.1
1930	50	9.7	2.3
1929	86	9.4	1.4
1928	43	9.9	2.4
1927	64	9.4	2.2
1926	50	9.6	2.4
1925	96	8.8	1.7
1924	103	8.7	1.6
1923	64	9.4	2.2
1922	111	8.5	1.3
1921	38	10.3	2.3
1920	43	9.8	2.5
1919	111	8.5	1.3
1918	78	9.1	1.9
1917	118	8.3	1.0
1916	75	9.1	2.0
1915	101	8.7	1.7
1914	96	8.8	1.7
1913	75	9.1	2.0
1912	105	8.6	1.6
1911	46	9.9	2.3
1910	92	8.8	1.8
1909	118	8.3	1.0
1908	113	8.6	1.2
1907	99	8.9	1.5
1906	93	9.1	1.5
1905	107	8.7	1.4
1904	62	9.5	2.2
1903	96	8.9	1.6
1902	105	8.6	1.6
1901	116	8.4	1.2