Hardly any mainland French towns collect less rain than Biesheim: 558 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.6°C. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In January, nights here are colder than in 91% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to September, with highs of 21–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Colmar-Inrae station, 16 km west.
A year in Biesheim at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Colmar-Inrae station.
What a year in Biesheim feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colmar-Inrae.
About 558 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 47th wettest of 52 towns of 2,500+ in Haut-Rhin.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colmar-Meyenheim
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colmar-Inrae: 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 Colmar-Inrae
Colmar-Inrae is 16 km west of Biesheim. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Biesheim itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Colmar-Inrae (68066001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km west |
| Station altitude | 202 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 191 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colmar-Meyenheim, 16 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 Biesheim 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 Haut-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biesheim | Colmar-Inrae | 26.6°C | −0.6°C | 558 mm |
| Volgelsheim 2.8 km | Colmar-Meyenheim | 26.7°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Horbourg-Wihr 12 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine 13 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Marckolsheim 14 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
| Colmar 15 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Wintzenheim 18 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
Biesheim weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Colmar-Inrae station; sunshine at Colmar-Meyenheim.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.6°C | 2.5°C | 33 mm | 71 |
| February | 7.5°C | −0.4°C | 3.6°C | 29 mm | 99 |
| March | 12.3°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 32 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.5°C | 11.2°C | 37 mm | 189 |
| May | 20.8°C | 9.8°C | 15.3°C | 65 mm | 210 |
| June | 24.5°C | 13.0°C | 18.7°C | 61 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.6°C | 14.1°C | 20.3°C | 60 mm | 251 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.7°C | 20.0°C | 57 mm | 233 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.9°C | 15.9°C | 46 mm | 181 |
| October | 16.3°C | 6.3°C | 11.3°C | 55 mm | 122 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.5°C | 6.1°C | 42 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.2°C | 0.3°C | 3.3°C | 42 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 558 mm | 1,882 |
Where Biesheim’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Colmar-Inrae, 16 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, Colmar-Meyenheim, 16 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 Haut-Rhin.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Biesheim’s climate
How warm does Biesheim get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Biesheim get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Biesheim get?
About 558 mm a year, less than 98% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (65 mm) and February the driest (29 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colmar-Meyenheim (16 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Biesheim itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Biesheim, Colmar-Inrae, 16 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 COLMAR-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Biesheim →
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