Street Parade (Zürich): what was the weather like at past editions?

At 11 of 28 editions of Street Parade (Zürich) from 1996 to 2025 (39%), at least one festival day had rain (≥ 1 mm); a day of 30 °C or more came at 4 of 28 editions. Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), data to 2025.

Data updated: 2 November 2026 · Sources, licences and data

Calculated 3 November 2026 · weather: ERA5 1996–2025 · edition dates checked 2 November 2026

11 / 28editions with at least one rainy day

39%of festival days rainy

4 / 28editions with a day ≥ 30 °C

12 °C (2006)coldest night

0 mmmedian rain per edition

Climate, not a forecast: these are statistics of past weather, not a forecast for the next edition.

Climate of the usual dates

If the next edition falls on its usual dates (11 August), the weather on those calendar days in 1991–2025 gives these odds:

43% — chance of at least one rainy day
43% — share of rainy days
25 °C — average daily maximum
11% — chance of a day of 30 °C or more
0% — chance of a night below 8 °C

Average daily maximum on these dates: 24.9 °C in 1991–2005, 25.8 °C in 2011–2025.

Weather at past editions

editions with at least one rainy day · Rain, mm

Year	Dates	Rainy days	Rain	Max	Night min
2025	9 August	0	0 mm	33 °C	18 °C
2024	10 August	0	0 mm	30 °C	18 °C
2023	12 August	0	0 mm	29 °C	19 °C
2022	13 August	0	0 mm	28 °C	14 °C
2019	10 August	1	16 mm	25 °C	18 °C
2018	11 August	0	0 mm	25 °C	14 °C
2017	12 August	1	1 mm	20 °C	13 °C
2016	13 August	0	0 mm	27 °C	15 °C
2015	8 August	0	0 mm	33 °C	22 °C
2014	9 August	0	0 mm	26 °C	18 °C
2013	10 August	0	0 mm	24 °C	13 °C
2012	11 August	0	0 mm	24 °C	14 °C
2011	13 August	0	0 mm	25 °C	16 °C
2010	14 August	1	15 mm	20 °C	14 °C
2009	8 August	1	11 mm	22 °C	18 °C
2008	9 August	1	2 mm	22 °C	15 °C
2007	11 August	1	2 mm	21 °C	15 °C
2006	12 August	1	14 mm	16 °C	12 °C
2005	13 August	1	2 mm	21 °C	16 °C
2004	14 August	1	5 mm	18 °C	15 °C
2003	9 August	0	0 mm	34 °C	20 °C
2002	10 August	1	24 mm	16 °C	12 °C
2001	11 August	0	1 mm	20 °C	12 °C
2000	12 August	0	0 mm	28 °C	19 °C
1999	14 August	1	2 mm	22 °C	13 °C
1998	8 August	0	0 mm	30 °C	17 °C
1997	9 August	0	0 mm	26 °C	16 °C
1996	10 August	0	1 mm	28 °C	17 °C

How to read these numbers

ERA5 is a reanalysis on a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): it counts slightly more light-rain days than nearby weather stations (by about 5–7 percentage points) and gives daytime highs about 1–2.5 °C below station readings, so real hot days were hotter than shown here.
Edition window: the official programme days (main festival days, without camping or warm-up days before the start).
Dates of past editions follow the rule described in Wikipedia (de: Street Parade): “Die Street Parade wird in der Regel am zweiten Samstag im August durchgeführt”. We applied it to 1996–2025, leaving out 2020–21 (cancelled or held differently).

Dates and sources

Coordinates: 47.374, 8.541; ERA5 cell centred at 47.25, 8.50 (average ground height of the cell 581 m).

Street Parade (Zürich): what was the weather like at past editions?

Climate of the usual dates

Weather at past editions

How to read these numbers

Dates and sources

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