Nights turn raw in Val-de-Moder each January, colder than in 90% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.0°C. Winter and summer sit 28°C apart. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 68% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 66 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Preuschdorf station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Val-de-Moder at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Preuschdorf station.
What a year in Val-de-Moder 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 17 km north-east of Val-de-Moder. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Val-de-Moder itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Preuschdorf (67379001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 167 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 168 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Strasbourg-Entzheim, 33 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 Val-de-Moder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Moder | Preuschdorf | 27.0°C | −0.5°C | 834 mm |
| Mertzwiller 5.5 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Gundershoffen 7.4 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Schweighouse-sur-Moder 9 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Reichshoffen 10 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Ingwiller 11 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 0.6°C cooler | −1.5°C 1°C colder | 954 mm |
| Hochfelden 11 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C 0.6°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
Val-de-Moder 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 Val-de-Moder’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Preuschdorf, 17 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 Val-de-Moder’s climate
How warm does Val-de-Moder 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 Val-de-Moder 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 Val-de-Moder 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 (33 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Val-de-Moder itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Val-de-Moder, Preuschdorf, 17 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 Val-de-Moder →
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.