January in Muespach bites harder than in 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.4°C. Of all months, May brings the most rain and February the least. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bale-Mulhouse station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Muespach at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bale-Mulhouse station.
What a year in Muespach feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bale-Mulhouse.
About 764 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th 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: 70 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bale-Mulhouse: 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 Bale-Mulhouse
Bale-Mulhouse is 12 km north-east of Muespach. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Muespach itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bale-Mulhouse (68297001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 263 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 398 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Muespach sits 135 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Muespach to run about 0.9°C cooler 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 Muespach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muespach | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C | −0.8°C | 764 mm |
| Blotzheim 11 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 764 mm |
| Hésingue 11 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 764 mm |
| Hégenheim 11 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 764 mm |
| Bartenheim 13 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 764 mm |
| Sierentz 13 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 764 mm |
| Altkirch 13 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
Muespach weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bale-Mulhouse station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −0.8°C | 2.3°C | 46 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.4°C | −0.6°C | 3.4°C | 44 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.1°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 47 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.5°C | 4.9°C | 10.7°C | 58 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.4°C | 9.3°C | 14.8°C | 87 mm | 202 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.7°C | 18.5°C | 75 mm | 228 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.2°C | 20.3°C | 72 mm | 248 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.0°C | 20.0°C | 80 mm | 234 |
| September | 21.4°C | 10.2°C | 15.8°C | 64 mm | 168 |
| October | 16.0°C | 6.9°C | 11.4°C | 69 mm | 121 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.8°C | 6.2°C | 61 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.1°C | 63 mm | 62 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 6.3°C | 11.1°C | 764 mm | 1,819 |
Where Muespach’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bale-Mulhouse, 12 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, 12 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 Muespach’s climate
How warm does Muespach get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Muespach get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Muespach get?
About 764 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bale-Mulhouse (12 km away), averages 1,819 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Muespach itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Muespach, Bale-Mulhouse, 12 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 BALE-MULHOUSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Muespach →
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.