Average monthly rainy days in Basel

The number of days each month with rain, snow and hail in Basel (Canton of Basel-Stadt), Switzerland.

Most rainy days are in January, March, April, May, June and August.
On average, May is the most rainy with 17 days of rain/snow.
On average, September is the driest month with 12 rainy days.
The average annual number of rainy days is 177.

Weather Forecasts for Basel

Fri Apr 26

13°C | 4°C

7 km/h

7.8 mm

broken clouds and rain

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Sat Apr 27

19°C | 5°C

11 km/h

partly cloudy and no rain

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Sun Apr 28

14°C | 9°C

7 km/h

5.3 mm

broken clouds and rain

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