Switzerland: Weather Records and Extremes

241 weather records set or tied in Switzerland in 2026: 217 highs and 2 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Switzerland

Switzerland has 9 stations in the data, on Europe.
241 weather records were set or tied in Switzerland in 2026: 217 record highs and 2 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 20.89 to 1 in Switzerland.
1931 holds the most standing records in Switzerland: 1,232.
Basel Binningen set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 14 March 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

195 highs, 0 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Switzerland, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 27 June 2026 with 12 highs and 0 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Switzerland in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-18	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-11	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-26	3 more record highs than lows
2026-02-27	3 more record highs than lows
2026-03-07	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-05	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-08	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-11	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-23	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	8 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	10 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	3 more record highs than lows
2026-05-29	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-20	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-21	7 more record highs than lows
2026-06-22	10 more record highs than lows
2026-06-23	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-24	8 more record highs than lows
2026-06-25	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-26	6 more record highs than lows
2026-06-27	12 more record highs than lows
2026-06-28	8 more record highs than lows
2026-06-29	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-01	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-03	6 more record highs than lows
2026-08-04	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-09	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-13	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-14	7 more record highs than lows
2026-08-15	8 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-20	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-04	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-05	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-07	5 more record highs than lows
2026-09-08	4 more record highs than lows
2026-09-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-29	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-30	3 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

1894 to 2026

Records set or tied in Switzerland each year from 1894 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 241.

Weather records per year in Switzerland, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
1894	13	7	5	8	0	0	33
1895	20	18	7	19	0	0	64
1896	10	12	3	14	0	0	39
1897	12	5	12	14	0	0	43
1898	24	3	12	3	0	0	42
1899	22	4	5	10	0	0	41
1900	23	3	5	8	0	0	39
1917	0	0	6	11	0	0	17
1918	0	0	14	10	0	0	24
1919	0	0	5	35	0	0	40
1920	0	0	24	5	0	0	29
1921	0	0	17	7	0	0	24
1922	0	0	10	13	0	0	23
1923	0	0	14	9	0	0	23
1924	0	0	12	7	0	0	19
1925	0	0	5	10	0	0	15
1926	14	10	11	9	0	0	44
1927	15	8	11	10	0	0	44
1928	11	13	3	10	0	0	37
1929	16	17	7	13	0	0	53
1930	9	6	9	3	0	0	27
1931	64	66	43	83	75	0	331
1932	40	35	71	36	50	0	232
1933	43	71	56	54	48	0	272
1934	57	17	44	24	59	0	201
1935	58	35	58	55	74	0	280
1936	36	63	67	39	48	0	253
1937	32	12	40	7	68	0	159
1938	72	44	40	61	52	0	269
1939	56	53	79	35	101	0	324
1940	21	81	45	74	100	0	321
1941	27	60	31	76	40	0	234
1942	42	43	59	33	55	0	232
1943	67	15	56	6	41	0	185
1944	47	25	59	10	91	0	232
1945	112	31	70	28	47	0	288
1946	52	27	45	6	53	0	183
1947	131	37	108	23	45	0	344
1948	74	42	66	15	46	0	243
1949	80	36	75	44	28	0	263
1950	49	19	39	16	45	0	168
1951	19	14	20	7	56	0	116
1952	44	23	61	20	54	0	202
1953	39	18	51	23	23	0	154
1954	16	31	20	20	48	0	135
1955	27	12	39	22	64	0	164
1956	12	65	20	59	45	0	201
1957	42	22	51	26	42	0	183
1958	35	29	59	15	63	0	201
1959	42	6	37	6	44	0	135
1960	25	24	31	26	48	0	154
1961	58	18	103	20	40	7	246
1962	28	45	39	88	34	32	266
1963	20	39	17	50	36	9	171
1964	25	15	43	6	35	5	129
1965	15	52	31	21	56	52	227
1966	35	44	65	22	34	29	229
1967	54	32	71	28	29	6	220
1968	39	23	53	15	33	34	197
1969	22	49	19	12	32	21	155
1970	16	34	20	11	43	16	140
1971	24	25	33	38	31	10	161
1972	9	34	14	19	22	2	100
1973	7	27	26	20	35	16	131
1974	32	28	52	7	25	5	149
1975	29	30	51	6	23	7	146
1976	26	19	35	9	23	6	118
1977	28	25	40	3	36	15	147
1978	14	29	13	10	31	23	120
1979	14	29	22	8	26	11	110
1980	21	39	22	9	29	9	129
1981	23	22	59	16	47	10	177
1982	12	6	34	1	28	5	86
1983	40	18	62	4	38	3	165
1984	18	27	17	4	29	2	97
1985	47	92	28	73	29	19	288
1986	27	61	46	32	46	38	250
1987	47	45	76	27	30	0	225
1988	47	21	43	8	42	9	170
1989	95	16	79	8	22	0	220
1990	65	5	61	6	40	22	199
1991	33	36	70	25	37	0	201
1992	50	14	80	8	52	6	210
1993	48	33	54	9	38	0	182
1994	51	20	103	8	42	0	224
1995	48	30	83	29	78	15	283
1996	32	46	46	25	43	16	208
1997	46	21	80	16	46	3	212
1998	93	18	75	30	44	11	271
1999	39	20	80	6	61	67	273
2000	57	19	83	9	52	16	236
2001	43	33	80	19	53	14	242
2002	87	21	130	4	65	3	310
2003	170	13	208	17	29	5	442
2004	39	8	68	8	44	2	169
2005	78	47	90	42	35	15	307
2006	65	32	101	22	49	15	284
2007	72	34	122	21	43	7	299
2008	27	14	49	6	41	22	159
2009	49	6	62	21	46	6	190
2010	39	31	34	21	18	31	174
2011	95	5	78	2	18	0	198
2012	63	44	81	29	42	22	281
2013	43	31	76	10	41	26	227
2014	41	10	66	1	39	2	159
2015	122	2	135	2	33	4	298
2016	41	7	58	9	41	3	159
2017	75	10	79	5	36	3	208
2018	58	22	73	13	40	5	211
2019	66	10	92	4	33	31	236
2020	56	8	62	3	31	4	164
2021	34	8	33	4	30	5	114
2022	102	8	114	3	18	1	246
2023	120	4	133	3	34	3	297
2024	50	6	99	2	22	8	187
2025	53	2	67	3	30	1	156
2026	101	0	90	0	21	0	212

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Switzerland: 1890s 1.3 to 1, 1900s 2.3 to 1, 1910s 0.5 to 1, 1920s 1.2 to 1, 1930s 1.2 to 1, 1940s 1.8 to 1, 1950s 1.6 to 1, 1960s 1.3 to 1, 1970s 1.2 to 1, 1980s 1.6 to 1, 1990s 3.1 to 1, 2000s 4.3 to 1, 2010s 5.3 to 1, 2020s 21 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Record highs per record low in Switzerland, by decade
Decade	Highs per low
1890s	1.25 to 1
1900s	2.33 to 1
1910s	0.45 to 1
1920s	1.21 to 1
1930s	1.22 to 1
1940s	1.79 to 1
1950s	1.60 to 1
1960s	1.26 to 1
1970s	1.23 to 1
1980s	1.59 to 1
1990s	3.05 to 1
2000s	4.27 to 1
2010s	5.34 to 1
2020s	20.89 to 1

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1931: 1,232

Records still standing in Switzerland, by the year they were set. 1931 holds the most with 1,232.

Standing records in Switzerland by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1864	11
1865	20
1866	7
1867	17
1868	15
1869	21
1870	23
1871	17
1872	9
1873	13
1874	25
1875	8
1876	19
1877	7
1878	14
1879	11
1880	8
1881	23
1882	18
1883	25
1884	28
1885	24
1886	33
1887	56
1888	26
1889	26
1890	26
1891	14
1892	25
1893	12
1894	16
1895	35
1896	13
1897	26
1898	10
1899	25
1900	20
1901	110
1902	88
1903	77
1904	64
1905	106
1906	85
1907	55
1908	81
1909	116
1910	79
1911	84
1912	138
1913	75
1914	99
1915	108
1916	78
1917	75
1918	87
1919	161
1920	83
1921	83
1922	121
1923	101
1924	75
1925	122
1926	95
1927	64
1928	88
1929	134
1930	62
1931	1,232
1932	59
1933	106
1934	64
1935	123
1936	101
1937	42
1938	112
1939	131
1940	132
1941	121
1942	115
1943	59
1944	101
1945	167
1946	69
1947	199
1948	103
1949	120
1950	62
1951	49
1952	141
1953	67
1954	86
1955	151
1956	211
1957	156
1958	158
1959	80
1960	127
1961	146
1962	257
1963	161
1964	88
1965	412
1966	202
1967	167
1968	192
1969	169
1970	157
1971	181
1972	136
1973	146
1974	170
1975	139
1976	129
1977	157
1978	388
1979	171
1980	267
1981	232
1982	95
1983	171
1984	116
1985	306
1986	188
1987	186
1988	109
1989	145
1990	138
1991	125
1992	122
1993	131
1994	130
1995	152
1996	127
1997	128
1998	118
1999	177
2000	124
2001	155
2002	184
2003	256
2004	111
2005	194
2006	201
2007	212
2008	120
2009	137
2010	138
2011	115
2012	237
2013	182
2014	140
2015	262
2016	135
2017	154
2018	178
2019	200
2020	143
2021	101
2022	223
2023	292
2024	178
2025	197
2026	179

Record Map for 2026

272 stations

The 272 highest significance station records of 2026 in Switzerland, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Switzerland in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Switzerland by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 2026	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 June 2026	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	124 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2026	Payerne, CH	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 2025	Payerne, CH	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 2025	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2025	Saentis, CH	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2025	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2026	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily high max (Provisional)	35.2 C (95.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 2026	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	monthly high max	37.1 C (98.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	157 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Switzerland by Year

Stations

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Stations in Switzerland
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Col du Grand St-Bernard	n/a	1864	163 years	Threshold days
Saentis	n/a	1882	145 years	Threshold days
Basel Binningen	n/a	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Geneve Observatoire	n/a	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Lugano	n/a	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Sion 2	n/a	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Zuerich/Fluntern	n/a	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Geneve Cointrin	n/a	1955	72 years	Threshold days
Payerne	n/a	1964	63 years	Threshold days

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).