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Basel vs East Hampton

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Comparing Basel change · East Hampton change

Bottom line

Basel and East Hampton have nearly identical year-round temperatures; East Hampton is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year, and East Hampton the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year

Wetter East Hampton 17 in more a year

Sunnier East Hampton 8 pp less cloud

Colder winters East Hampton 11°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Basel and East Hampton, in everyday terms.

Summers

East Hampton has hotter summers

Basel: Warm
East Hampton: Warm

Winters

Basel has much milder winters

Basel: Cold
East Hampton: Cold

Rain & snow

East Hampton is wetter

Basel: Moderate rainfall
East Hampton: Wet

Sky

East Hampton is sunnier

Basel: Often cloudy
East Hampton: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Basel and East Hampton run remarkably close all year.

Precipitation

East Hampton is the wetter — about 17 in more across the year.

Clear skies

East Hampton has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	41	45	53	61	68	75	78	78	69	60	49	42
East Hampton	38	41	48	61	71	79	85	84	76	64	53	42
Difference	-3	-4	-5	-1	+3	+5	+6	+6	+7	+5	+4	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Basel	41	45	53	61	68	75
East Hampton	38	41	48	61	71	79
Difference	-3	-4	-5	-1	+3	+5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	78	78	69	60	49	42
East Hampton	85	84	76	64	53	42
Difference	+6	+6	+7	+5	+4	—

Avg low (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	31	32	37	42	49	56	59	59	52	46	38	33
East Hampton	20	22	28	38	48	58	64	62	55	43	34	27
Difference	-11	-10	-8	-4	-1	+2	+5	+3	+3	-2	-4	-6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Basel	31	32	37	42	49	56
East Hampton	20	22	28	38	48	58
Difference	-11	-10	-8	-4	-1	+2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	59	59	52	46	38	33
East Hampton	64	62	55	43	34	27
Difference	+5	+3	+3	-2	-4	-6

Precipitation (in) East Hampton runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.5	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.5	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.6
East Hampton	3.6	3.5	4.4	4.7	3.7	4.9	3.8	3.8	4.3	4.9	4.4	4.5
Difference	+1.7	+1.7	+2.5	+2.2	-0.2	+1.5	+0.3	+0.3	+1.6	+2	+1.8	+2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Basel	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.5	3.8	3.4
East Hampton	3.6	3.5	4.4	4.7	3.7	4.9
Difference	+1.7	+1.7	+2.5	+2.2	-0.2	+1.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	3.5	3.5	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.6
East Hampton	3.8	3.8	4.3	4.9	4.4	4.5
Difference	+0.3	+0.3	+1.6	+2	+1.8	+2

Cloud cover (%) Basel runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	71	70	68	69	70	66	61	60	62	70	75	74
East Hampton	64	61	62	63	63	61	57	54	53	57	61	63
Difference	-8	-9	-6	-6	-7	-5	-4	-6	-9	-13	-14	-11

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Basel	71	70	68	69	70	66
East Hampton	64	61	62	63	63	61
Difference	-8	-9	-6	-6	-7	-5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	61	60	62	70	75	74
East Hampton	57	54	53	57	61	63
Difference	-4	-6	-9	-13	-14	-11

Relative humidity (%) Basel runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	91	88	83	79	79	77	76	76	80	86	90	91
East Hampton	88	87	83	78	78	77	73	73	74	77	81	86
Difference	-3	-1	—	-1	-1	—	-3	-3	-6	-8	-9	-5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Basel	91	88	83	79	79	77
East Hampton	88	87	83	78	78	77
Difference	-3	-1	—	-1	-1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Basel	76	76	80	86	90	91
East Hampton	73	73	74	77	81	86
Difference	-3	-3	-6	-8	-9	-5

How both climates are changing

Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Basel trends → · East Hampton trends →

Methodology & sources

Basel

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Basel / Binningen, about 2 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

East Hampton

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at MT Carmel (NOAA GHCN station USC00065077), about 78 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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