Frost comes to Dieffenbach-au-Val more often than to 89% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.7°C. Of the 79 towns of 2,500+ in Bas-Rhin, it is the wettest. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Waterproofs come out on about 135 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villé station, 3.5 km north-west.
A year in Dieffenbach-au-Val at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villé station.
What a year in Dieffenbach-au-Val 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 3.5 km north-west of Dieffenbach-au-Val. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dieffenbach-au-Val itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villé (67507003) |
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 264 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 292 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Strasbourg-Entzheim, 35 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 Dieffenbach-au-Val 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieffenbach-au-Val | Villé | 26.7°C | −0.4°C | 958 mm |
| Châtenois 7.2 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
| Scherwiller 7.6 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
| Sélestat 11 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 13 km | Bergheim-Inrae | 25.4°C 1.3°C cooler | −0.3°C about the same | 664 mm |
| Ribeauvillé 13 km | Ribeau. - Acaci | 26.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 699 mm |
| Barr 14 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 958 mm |
Dieffenbach-au-Val 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 Dieffenbach-au-Val’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villé, 3.5 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, 35 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 Dieffenbach-au-Val’s climate
How warm does Dieffenbach-au-Val 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 Dieffenbach-au-Val 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 Dieffenbach-au-Val 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 (35 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dieffenbach-au-Val itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dieffenbach-au-Val, Villé, 3.5 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 Dieffenbach-au-Val →
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