Oberhergheim sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for rain, with 595 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −0.8°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 93% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 28°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 102 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Colmar-Meyenheim station, 4.1 km south.
A year in Oberhergheim at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Colmar-Meyenheim station.
What a year in Oberhergheim feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colmar-Meyenheim.
About 595 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 44th 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: 71 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 71 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colmar-Meyenheim: 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-Meyenheim
Colmar-Meyenheim is 4.1 km south of Oberhergheim. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Oberhergheim itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Colmar-Meyenheim (68205001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 207 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 202 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Oberhergheim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberhergheim | Colmar-Meyenheim | 26.7°C | −0.8°C | 595 mm |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine 4.9 km | Colmar-Inrae | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Rouffach 7.2 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Ensisheim 12 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Volgelsheim 13 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Horbourg-Wihr 13 km | Colmar-Inrae | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
| Colmar 13 km | Colmar-Inrae | 26.6°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 558 mm |
Oberhergheim weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Colmar-Meyenheim station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.8°C | 2.4°C | 33 mm | 71 |
| February | 7.6°C | −0.7°C | 3.5°C | 31 mm | 99 |
| March | 12.6°C | 1.9°C | 7.2°C | 34 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.1°C | 5.1°C | 11.1°C | 43 mm | 189 |
| May | 21.0°C | 9.4°C | 15.2°C | 70 mm | 210 |
| June | 24.7°C | 12.9°C | 18.8°C | 66 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.7°C | 14.4°C | 20.6°C | 63 mm | 251 |
| August | 26.5°C | 14.0°C | 20.3°C | 61 mm | 233 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.2°C | 16.1°C | 51 mm | 181 |
| October | 16.3°C | 6.7°C | 11.5°C | 57 mm | 122 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 44 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.2°C | 3.2°C | 43 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 6.3°C | 11.3°C | 595 mm | 1,882 |
Where Oberhergheim’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Colmar-Meyenheim, 4.1 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, 4.1 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 Oberhergheim’s climate
How warm does Oberhergheim get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Oberhergheim get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 71 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Oberhergheim get?
About 595 mm a year, less than 96% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (70 mm) and February the driest (31 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colmar-Meyenheim (4.1 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Oberhergheim itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Oberhergheim, Colmar-Meyenheim, 4.1 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-MEYENHEIM, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Oberhergheim →
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