Bisel sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.4°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 90% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in February. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Joncherey station, 16 km west.
A year in Bisel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Joncherey station.
What a year in Bisel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Joncherey.
About 1,087 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 52 towns of 2,500+ in Haut-Rhin.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bale-Mulhouse
A frosty town: 95 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 95 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Joncherey: 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 Joncherey
Joncherey is 16 km west of Bisel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bisel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Joncherey (90056002) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km west |
| Station altitude | 359 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 410 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bale-Mulhouse, 24 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 Bisel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisel | Joncherey | 26.4°C | −1.6°C | 1,087 mm |
| Altkirch 9.8 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C 1°C milder | 748 mm |
| Delle 17 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Grandvillars 19 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Zillisheim 19 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C 1°C milder | 748 mm |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim 22 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C 1°C milder | 748 mm |
| Sierentz 22 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C about the same | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
Bisel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Joncherey station; sunshine at Bale-Mulhouse.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −1.6°C | 2.0°C | 83 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.5°C | −1.7°C | 2.9°C | 78 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.1°C | 0.6°C | 6.4°C | 79 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.5°C | 7.5°C | 14.0°C | 102 mm | 202 |
| June | 24.4°C | 11.1°C | 17.8°C | 93 mm | 228 |
| July | 26.4°C | 12.8°C | 19.6°C | 84 mm | 248 |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.4°C | 19.3°C | 98 mm | 234 |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.0°C | 15.2°C | 83 mm | 168 |
| October | 16.0°C | 5.8°C | 10.9°C | 101 mm | 121 |
| November | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 98 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.1°C | −0.9°C | 2.6°C | 109 mm | 62 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.5°C | 1,087 mm | 1,819 |
Where Bisel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Joncherey, 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, Bale-Mulhouse, 24 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 Bisel’s climate
How warm does Bisel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bisel get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 95 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bisel get?
About 1,087 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (109 mm) and February the driest (78 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bale-Mulhouse (24 km away), averages 1,819 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bisel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bisel, Joncherey, 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 JONCHEREY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bisel →
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.