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Weather extremes

How extreme does Herisau's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Herisau has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler station 41 km away. Updated through February 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Herisau has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
98°F Jul 28, 2013

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Herisau (typical high near 76°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 98°F Jul 28, 2013
2 97°F Aug 13, 2003
3 95°F Jul 16, 2003
❄️ Coldest night
-4°F Mar 1, 2005

About 37°F colder than a normal March night in Herisau (typical low near 33°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -4°F Mar 1, 2005
2 -2°F Jan 25, 2000
3 -2°F Jan 26, 2000
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.31 in May 31, 2024

About 87% of a typical May's rain in a single day (Herisau averages roughly 6.1 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.31 in May 31, 2024recent
2 4.45 in Jul 26, 2010
3 4.09 in May 20, 2019

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110° all-time high 98°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Herisau's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 98°F is about 22°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Herisau's warmest days reach the mid-70s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 98°F and as low as −4°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at St. Gallen, about 10 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →