Weather Report for October 2026 at NBCN Station, Binningen

October 2026 brought mild and relatively wet conditions to Binningen. The average temperature for the month was 12.2 degrees, which is slightly above the 20-year average of 11.6 degrees. The warmest day occurred on October 6, when the temperature reached 24.6 degrees. The coolest reading of the month was 2.7 degrees on October 31. There were no ice days, frost days, summer days, hot days, or tropical nights during the month. The highest single-day precipitation total was 28.6 mm on October 8, which exceeded the 20 mm threshold and marked a notably rainy day.

Looking at the historical context, October 2026 does not rank among the top three warmest or coldest months of the last 20 years. Its maximum temperature of 24.6 degrees placed it 8th among the 20 years, well below the record of 28.7 degrees set in 2023 and the second-highest value of 28.2 degrees from 2009. The month therefore cannot be classified as very warm or cold by the established criteria. In terms of precipitation, October 2026 was wetter than usual but not record-breaking. With a total of 90.7 mm, it ranked 5th wettest in the last 20 years. The wettest October on record was 2008 with 113.4 mm, followed by 2019 with 110.3 mm and 2020 with 106.6 mm. Since the month did not fall within the top three wettest or driest, it is not classified as either wet or dry by the ranking rules.

Compared to the 20-year average precipitation of 65.1 mm, October 2026 received about 39 percent more rainfall than normal. The month also had slightly more sunshine than typical, with 5,723 minutes of sunshine duration and an average radiation of 85.8 watts per square meter. Cloud coverage averaged 73.8 percent, and no snow cover was recorded. Overall, October 2026 was a moderately warm and somewhat rainy month that stood out for its above-average precipitation but did not set any extreme records in the last two decades.