Ice on the ground: Barr sees more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.7°C. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Of the 79 towns of 2,500+ in Bas-Rhin, it is the wettest. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villé station, 13 km south-west.
A year in Barr at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villé station.
What a year in Barr feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villé.
About 958 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 79 towns of 2,500+ in Bas-Rhin.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Strasbourg-Entzheim
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villé: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Villé
Villé is 13 km south-west of Barr. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Barr itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villé (67507003) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 264 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 215 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Strasbourg-Entzheim, 21 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Barr compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Bas-Rhin.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr | Villé | 26.7°C | −0.4°C | 958 mm |
| Obernai 6.9 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Bischoffsheim 9.4 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Rosheim 10 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Huttenheim 11 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
| Benfeld 11 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
| Scherwiller 13 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
Barr weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villé station; sunshine at Strasbourg-Entzheim.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −0.4°C | 2.7°C | 91 mm | 56 |
| February | 7.3°C | −0.6°C | 3.3°C | 81 mm | 86 |
| March | 12.3°C | 2.0°C | 7.1°C | 79 mm | 146 |
| April | 17.1°C | 4.9°C | 11.0°C | 58 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.1°C | 9.0°C | 15.0°C | 84 mm | 209 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.5°C | 18.7°C | 78 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.7°C | 14.1°C | 20.4°C | 75 mm | 240 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.6°C | 20.0°C | 69 mm | 224 |
| September | 21.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.0°C | 62 mm | 174 |
| October | 15.8°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 88 mm | 100 |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.8°C | 6.2°C | 87 mm | 55 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.3°C | 3.3°C | 108 mm | 44 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 6.3°C | 11.3°C | 958 mm | 1,747 |
Where Barr’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villé, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Strasbourg-Entzheim, 21 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Bas-Rhin.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Barr’s climate
How warm does Barr get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Barr get in winter?
February nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Barr get?
About 958 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (108 mm) and April the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Strasbourg-Entzheim (21 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Barr itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Barr, Villé, 13 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station VILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Barr →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.