Midwinter lows in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel sink below those of 92% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.3°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 131 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Phalsbourg station, 8.3 km south-west.
A year in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Phalsbourg station.
What a year in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Phalsbourg.
About 865 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th 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: 65 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 19 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Phalsbourg: 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 Phalsbourg
Phalsbourg is 8.3 km south-west of Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Phalsbourg (57168001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 377 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 185 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Strasbourg-Entzheim, 33 km away |
Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel sits 192 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel to run about 1.2°C warmer than these figures.
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 Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel | Phalsbourg | 24.3°C | −0.7°C | 865 mm |
| Bouxwiller 5.6 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
| Dettwiller 7.2 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Saverne 7.8 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Ingwiller 9.4 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
| Phalsbourg 12 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Marmoutier 13 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Phalsbourg station; sunshine at Strasbourg-Entzheim.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −0.7°C | 1.6°C | 68 mm | 56 |
| February | 5.5°C | −0.3°C | 2.6°C | 64 mm | 86 |
| March | 10.0°C | 2.5°C | 6.2°C | 67 mm | 146 |
| April | 14.8°C | 5.5°C | 10.2°C | 54 mm | 187 |
| May | 18.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.0°C | 81 mm | 209 |
| June | 22.4°C | 12.5°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 226 |
| July | 24.3°C | 14.5°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 240 |
| August | 24.1°C | 14.4°C | 19.3°C | 73 mm | 224 |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.8°C | 15.2°C | 72 mm | 174 |
| October | 13.9°C | 7.2°C | 10.6°C | 83 mm | 100 |
| November | 7.9°C | 3.1°C | 5.5°C | 75 mm | 55 |
| December | 4.7°C | 0.2°C | 2.5°C | 87 mm | 44 |
| Year | 14.2°C | 6.6°C | 10.4°C | 865 mm | 1,747 |
Where Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Phalsbourg, 8.3 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, 33 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 Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel’s climate
How warm does Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 19 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel get?
About 865 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and April the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Strasbourg-Entzheim (33 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, Phalsbourg, 8.3 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 PHALSBOURG_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel →
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