Weather in Basel

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Basel is a city that is blessed with 3,500 hours of sunshine each year, whilst average monthly rainfall is low at just 90mm (0.3ft). Basel enjoys a temperate climate with average summer highs of around 18°C (64°F) in summer and 2°C (35°F) in winter. This belies the fact however that summer highs can peak as high as 35°C (95°F). In winter it can snow but it rarely settles for long periods.

Night

Weather (night) Temp (min night) Rain (mm) Wind (mph) Humidity Pressure Visibility
Sun
Clear
Clear skies
1
9
°C
0.2mm
2
se
75%
1,018mb
Good
Mon
Clear
Clear skies
2
1
°C
0.2mm
4
sse
67%
1,017mb
Good
Tue
Occ Light Rain
Patchy rain possible
2
0
°C
0.2mm
5
ssw
75%
1,018mb
Moderate
Wed
Clear
Clear skies
1
9
°C
0mm
0
ne
84%
1,021mb
Good
Thu
Clear
Clear skies
1
9
°C
0mm
1
ese
86%
1,019mb
Good
Fri
Partly Cloudy Night
Partly cloudy skies
2
0
°C
0mm
5
sse
65%
1,014mb
Good
Sat
Clear
Clear skies
1
6
°C
0mm
3
nnw
78%
1,019mb
Good
Sun
Iso Rain Swrs Day
Light rain shower
1
3
°C
0mm
4
ese
71%
1,021mb
Good
Mon
Iso Rain Swrs Day
Light rain shower
1
0
°C
0mm
3
se
83%
1,020mb
Good
Last updated at 04:06, Tuesday 27 August
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Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:
  • 0 to 30 is very low
  • 31 to 50 is low
  • 51 to 70 is moderate to low
  • 71 to 80 is moderate
  • 81 to 90 is moderate to high
  • 91 to 100 is high
Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)
Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:
  • Very poor - less than 1km
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  • Good - between 10km and 20km
  • Very good - between 20km and 40km
  • Excellent - more than 40km
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