January in Bernolsheim bites harder than in 90% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.0°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 68% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in April. Windscreens need scraping on about 66 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Preuschdorf station, 23 km north.
A year in Bernolsheim at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Preuschdorf station.
What a year in Bernolsheim feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Preuschdorf.
About 834 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th 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: 66 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Preuschdorf: 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 Preuschdorf
Preuschdorf is 23 km north of Bernolsheim. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bernolsheim itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Preuschdorf (67379001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km north |
| Station altitude | 167 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 174 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Strasbourg-Entzheim, 23 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 Bernolsheim 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernolsheim | Preuschdorf | 27.0°C | −0.5°C | 834 mm |
| Brumath 3 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C 0.6°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Geudertheim 6 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C 0.6°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Weitbruch 6.6 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Schweighouse-sur-Moder 7.9 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Berstett 8.2 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C 0.6°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Hochfelden 8.6 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C 0.6°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
Bernolsheim weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Preuschdorf station; sunshine at Strasbourg-Entzheim.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −0.5°C | 2.2°C | 77 mm | 56 |
| February | 6.9°C | −0.5°C | 3.2°C | 65 mm | 86 |
| March | 11.9°C | 2.3°C | 7.1°C | 64 mm | 146 |
| April | 17.2°C | 5.2°C | 11.2°C | 51 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.2°C | 9.2°C | 15.2°C | 76 mm | 209 |
| June | 25.1°C | 12.5°C | 18.8°C | 64 mm | 226 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.1°C | 20.6°C | 69 mm | 240 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.8°C | 20.3°C | 59 mm | 224 |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 62 mm | 174 |
| October | 15.7°C | 6.9°C | 11.3°C | 75 mm | 100 |
| November | 9.1°C | 3.0°C | 6.1°C | 79 mm | 55 |
| December | 5.5°C | 0.5°C | 3.0°C | 92 mm | 44 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 834 mm | 1,747 |
Where Bernolsheim’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Preuschdorf, 23 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, 23 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 Bernolsheim’s climate
How warm does Bernolsheim get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bernolsheim get in winter?
January nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bernolsheim get?
About 834 mm a year, more than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Strasbourg-Entzheim (23 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bernolsheim itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bernolsheim, Preuschdorf, 23 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 PREUSCHDORF, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bernolsheim →
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.