Nights turn raw in Rixheim each January, colder than in 91% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.4°C. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Frost greets about 69 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mulhouse station, 8.3 km west.
A year in Rixheim at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mulhouse station.
What a year in Rixheim feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mulhouse.
About 748 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th 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: 69 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 69 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at 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 Mulhouse
Mulhouse is 8.3 km west of Rixheim. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rixheim itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mulhouse (68224006) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 245 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 237 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bale-Mulhouse, 17 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 Rixheim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rixheim | Mulhouse | 26.4°C | −0.6°C | 748 mm |
| Riedisheim 2.4 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Habsheim 3 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Illzach 4.1 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Sausheim 4.5 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Mulhouse 5.2 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Baldersheim 5.7 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
Rixheim weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mulhouse station; sunshine at Bale-Mulhouse.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −0.6°C | 2.3°C | 58 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.4°C | −0.5°C | 3.4°C | 49 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.0°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 50 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.5°C | 4.7°C | 10.6°C | 50 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.5°C | 8.9°C | 14.7°C | 78 mm | 202 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.4°C | 18.4°C | 68 mm | 228 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.1°C | 20.3°C | 63 mm | 248 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.8°C | 20.0°C | 67 mm | 234 |
| September | 21.5°C | 10.2°C | 15.9°C | 61 mm | 168 |
| October | 15.9°C | 6.7°C | 11.3°C | 70 mm | 121 |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 59 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.0°C | 0.3°C | 3.2°C | 75 mm | 62 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 6.2°C | 11.1°C | 748 mm | 1,819 |
Where Rixheim’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mulhouse, 8.3 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, Bale-Mulhouse, 17 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 Rixheim’s climate
How warm does Rixheim get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rixheim get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 69 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rixheim get?
About 748 mm a year, less than 52% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bale-Mulhouse (17 km away), averages 1,819 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rixheim itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rixheim, Mulhouse, 8.3 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 MULHOUSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rixheim →
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.