Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Thal-Drulingen
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.4°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 84% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 24–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mouterhouse station, 24 km east.
A year in Thal-Drulingen at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mouterhouse station.
What a year in Thal-Drulingen feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouterhouse.
About 954 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 79 towns of 2,500+ in Bas-Rhin.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Volmunster
A frosty town: 99 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 99 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouterhouse: 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 Mouterhouse
Mouterhouse is 24 km east of Thal-Drulingen. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thal-Drulingen itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mouterhouse (57489001) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km east |
| Station altitude | 265 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 275 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Volmunster, 29 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 Thal-Drulingen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thal-Drulingen | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C | −1.5°C | 954 mm |
| Sarre-Union 5.2 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.5°C about the same | 954 mm |
| Sarralbe 13 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.5°C about the same | 954 mm |
| Phalsbourg 19 km | Phalsbourg | 24.3°C 2.1°C cooler | −0.7°C 0.8°C milder | 865 mm |
| Hambach 19 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.5°C about the same | 954 mm |
| Sarrebourg 20 km | Phalsbourg | 24.3°C 2.1°C cooler | −0.7°C 0.8°C milder | 865 mm |
| Woustviller 21 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.5°C about the same | 954 mm |
Thal-Drulingen weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mouterhouse station; sunshine at Volmunster.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −1.5°C | 1.7°C | 92 mm | 50 |
| February | 6.9°C | −1.7°C | 2.6°C | 80 mm | 77 |
| March | 11.9°C | 0.2°C | 6.0°C | 79 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.8°C | 2.6°C | 9.7°C | 55 mm | 205 |
| May | 20.8°C | 6.8°C | 13.8°C | 78 mm | 218 |
| June | 24.3°C | 10.1°C | 17.2°C | 69 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.4°C | 11.9°C | 19.1°C | 76 mm | 246 |
| August | 26.0°C | 11.5°C | 18.7°C | 69 mm | 212 |
| September | 21.2°C | 7.8°C | 14.5°C | 72 mm | 173 |
| October | 15.3°C | 5.3°C | 10.3°C | 83 mm | 105 |
| November | 8.9°C | 2.0°C | 5.5°C | 89 mm | 52 |
| December | 5.4°C | −0.4°C | 2.5°C | 112 mm | 40 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 4.5°C | 10.1°C | 954 mm | 1,778 |
Where Thal-Drulingen’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mouterhouse, 24 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, Volmunster, 29 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 Thal-Drulingen’s climate
How warm does Thal-Drulingen get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Thal-Drulingen get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 99 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Thal-Drulingen get?
About 954 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (112 mm) and April the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Volmunster (29 km away), averages 1,778 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thal-Drulingen itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thal-Drulingen, Mouterhouse, 24 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 MOUTERHOUSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thal-Drulingen →
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.