Weather in Basel in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Basel in December
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of -6°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +3°C to +8°C.
Is Basel warm or cold in December?
Basel is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Basel, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Basel in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +6°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -10°C | -17°C | -23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +18°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 78 mm | 81 mm | 68 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 83% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +9°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 78 mm to 81 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 84% to 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 2 to 3.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Basel is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Basel.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Basel?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Basel in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+14°C) and the highest in 2022 (+18°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 753 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 1490 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Basel, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.