Hardly any mainland French towns collect less rain than Fortschwihr: 558 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.6°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 91% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. Expect about 68 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Colmar-Inrae station, 9.3 km west.
A year in Fortschwihr at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Colmar-Inrae station.
What a year in Fortschwihr 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 9.3 km west of Fortschwihr. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fortschwihr itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Colmar-Inrae (68066001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 202 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 186 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colmar-Meyenheim, 18 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 Fortschwihr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortschwihr | Colmar-Inrae | 26.6°C | −0.6°C | 558 mm |
| Horbourg-Wihr 3.9 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Colmar 7.4 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine 10 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Ingersheim 10 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Marckolsheim 11 km | Sélestat Sa | 26.2°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 621 mm |
| Volgelsheim 11 km | Colmar-Meyenheim | 26.7°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 595 mm |
Fortschwihr 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 Fortschwihr’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Colmar-Inrae, 9.3 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, 18 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 Fortschwihr’s climate
How warm does Fortschwihr 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 Fortschwihr 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 Fortschwihr 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 (18 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fortschwihr itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fortschwihr, Colmar-Inrae, 9.3 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 Fortschwihr →
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