Binningen climate — normals and trends
Binningen (Switzerland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,182 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Binningen averages 83 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Binningen has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.3 °C (on 14 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BinningenBasel-Landschaft
- coords
- 47.54°, 7.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,182mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.5 cm
Average feels-like high
11.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.3 °C
14 January 1963
Wettest day
69 mm
26 September 1987
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
14 January 1963
Snowiest day
27.3 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 116 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 61 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 55 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 87 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 104 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 120 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 119 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 166 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 164 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 117 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 121 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Binningen?
Binningen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,182 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Binningen?
The hottest day measured in Binningen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Binningen?
The coldest day measured in Binningen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1963, at -24.3 °C.
Does it snow in Binningen?
Yes. Binningen gets on average 77.5 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Binningen warmed?
Yes: Binningen warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Binningen?
The wettest day measured in Binningen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1987, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Binningen?
The windiest day measured in Binningen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Binningen?
The warmest month in Binningen is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Binningen?
Binningen receives on average 1,182 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Binningen?
Binningen gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Binningen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Binningen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 27.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Binningen?
Yes: Binningen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Binningen?
In Binningen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 14 January 1963.
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