Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Ferrette
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.3°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. None of the 52 towns of 2,500+ in Haut-Rhin has cooler July afternoons. Plan for rain on about 139 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lucelle station, 7.2 km south-west.
A year in Ferrette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lucelle station.
What a year in Ferrette feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lucelle.
About 1,091 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 37 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: 80 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 80 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 23 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lucelle: 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 Lucelle
Lucelle is 7.2 km south-west of Ferrette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ferrette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lucelle (68190001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 690 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 492 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bale-Mulhouse, 20 km away |
Ferrette sits 198 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Ferrette to run about 1.3°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 Ferrette 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrette | Lucelle | 23.3°C | −1.6°C | 1,091 mm |
| Altkirch 15 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.6°C 1°C milder | 748 mm |
| Hégenheim 18 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Hésingue 18 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Blotzheim 18 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Bartenheim 20 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Sierentz 21 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
Ferrette weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lucelle station; sunshine at Bale-Mulhouse.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −1.6°C | 1.2°C | 66 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.0°C | −1.4°C | 1.8°C | 63 mm | 91 |
| March | 9.0°C | 1.4°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 146 |
| April | 13.2°C | 4.3°C | 8.7°C | 85 mm | 181 |
| May | 17.1°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 121 mm | 202 |
| June | 21.1°C | 11.4°C | 16.2°C | 106 mm | 228 |
| July | 23.3°C | 13.1°C | 18.2°C | 103 mm | 248 |
| August | 23.1°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 106 mm | 234 |
| September | 18.5°C | 9.5°C | 14.0°C | 91 mm | 168 |
| October | 13.9°C | 6.3°C | 10.1°C | 99 mm | 121 |
| November | 8.1°C | 2.1°C | 5.1°C | 92 mm | 70 |
| December | 4.8°C | −0.7°C | 2.0°C | 89 mm | 62 |
| Year | 13.4°C | 5.5°C | 9.4°C | 1,091 mm | 1,819 |
Where Ferrette’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lucelle, 7.2 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, 20 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 Ferrette’s climate
How warm does Ferrette get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ferrette get in winter?
January nights average −1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 80 nights a year, and about 23 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ferrette get?
About 1,091 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bale-Mulhouse (20 km away), averages 1,819 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ferrette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ferrette, Lucelle, 7.2 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 LUCELLE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ferrette →
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.