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Basel vs East Hampton
Comparing Basel change · East Hampton change
Basel and East Hampton have nearly identical year-round temperatures; East Hampton is the wetter, with 439 mm more rain a year, and East Hampton the sunnier.
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 439 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
East Hampton has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| East Hampton | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -3 | — | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +2 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| East Hampton | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -3 | — | +2 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| East Hampton | 29 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +2 | — |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| East Hampton | -7 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -2 | — | +1 | +3 | +2 | +2 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| East Hampton | -7 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -2 | — | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| East Hampton | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | +2 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) East Hampton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| East Hampton | 91 | 88 | 113 | 118 | 93 | 124 | 97 | 96 | 110 | 125 | 110 | 115 |
| Difference | +44 | +43 | +63 | +55 | -4 | +38 | +8 | +7 | +40 | +50 | +46 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 |
| East Hampton | 91 | 88 | 113 | 118 | 93 | 124 |
| Difference | +44 | +43 | +63 | +55 | -4 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| East Hampton | 97 | 96 | 110 | 125 | 110 | 115 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +40 | +50 | +46 | +50 |
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.
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.
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