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Switzerland has a continental climate . Switzerland’s summers are warm, and its winters are cold.[1]
Temperature records
The highest temperature ever recorded in Switzerland was 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) on 11 August 2003 in Grono .
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Switzerland was −41.8 °C (−43.2 °F) on 12 January 1987 in La Brévine .
Highest & lowest temperatures measured in Zürich
Highest
Temperature
Date
37.7 °C (99.9 °F)
29 July 1947
37.2 °C (99.0 °F)
28 July 1921
37.1 °C (98.8 °F)
30 July 1947
36.7 °C (98.1 °F)
13 July 1949
36.5 °C (97.7 °F)
11 August 2003
Lowest
Temperature
Date
−24.2 °C (−11.6 °F)
12 February 1929
−23.3 °C (−9.9 °F)
10 February 1956
−21.1 °C (−6.0 °F)
11 February 1956
−20.8 °C (−5.4 °F)
12 January 1987
−20.4 °C (−4.7 °F)
2 February 1956
Highest & lowest temperatures measured in Geneva
Highest
Rank
Temperature
Date
1.
39.7 °C (103.5 °F)
7 July 2015
2.
39.3 °C (102.7 °F)
24 August 2023
3.
38.3 °C (100.9 °F)
4 August 2022
4.
38.1 °C (100.6 °F)
19 July 2022
5.
37.9 °C (100.2 °F)
5 July 2015
6.
37.8 °C (100.0 °F)
20 July 2003
7.
37.6 °C (99.7 °F)
13 August 2003
8.
37.5 °C (99.5 °F)
16 July 2015
9.
37.4 °C (99.3 °F)
11 July 2023, 11 August 2003
10.
37.2 °C (99.0 °F)
22 July 2022, 12 August 2003
Lowest
Temperature
Date
−20.0 °C (−4.0 °F)
15 February 1956
−19.9 °C (−3.8 °F)
13 January 1968
−18.9 °C (−2.0 °F)
9 January 1985
−18.9 °C (−2.0 °F)
25 January 1963
−18.2 °C (−0.8 °F)
5 February 1963
Highest temperatures measured in Basel
Highest
Temperature
Date
39.0 °C (102.2 °F)
2 July 1952
38.7 °C (101.7 °F)
29 July 1947
38.7 °C (101.7 °F)
21 August 1943
38.6 °C (101.5 °F)
13 August 2003
38.6 °C (101.5 °F)
28 July 1921
References