Nights turn raw in Schweighouse-Thann each January, colder than in 91% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.4°C. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 21–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mulhouse station, 9.3 km east.
A year in Schweighouse-Thann at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mulhouse station.
What a year in Schweighouse-Thann 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 Colmar-Meyenheim
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 9.3 km east of Schweighouse-Thann. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Schweighouse-Thann itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mulhouse (68224006) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 245 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 294 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colmar-Meyenheim, 27 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 Schweighouse-Thann 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schweighouse-Thann | Mulhouse | 26.4°C | −0.6°C | 748 mm |
| Cernay 6.1 km | Guebwiller | 26.0°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Vieux-Thann 6.3 km | Bits.-lès-Thann | 25.6°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,309 mm |
| Thann 7.5 km | Bits.-lès-Thann | 25.6°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,309 mm |
| Wittelsheim 7.8 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas 8.2 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Lutterbach 8.8 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
Schweighouse-Thann weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mulhouse station; sunshine at Colmar-Meyenheim.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −0.6°C | 2.3°C | 58 mm | 71 |
| February | 7.4°C | −0.5°C | 3.4°C | 49 mm | 99 |
| March | 12.0°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 50 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.5°C | 4.7°C | 10.6°C | 50 mm | 189 |
| May | 20.5°C | 8.9°C | 14.7°C | 78 mm | 210 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.4°C | 18.4°C | 68 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.1°C | 20.3°C | 63 mm | 251 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.8°C | 20.0°C | 67 mm | 233 |
| September | 21.5°C | 10.2°C | 15.9°C | 61 mm | 181 |
| October | 15.9°C | 6.7°C | 11.3°C | 70 mm | 122 |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 59 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.0°C | 0.3°C | 3.2°C | 75 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 6.2°C | 11.1°C | 748 mm | 1,882 |
Where Schweighouse-Thann’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mulhouse, 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, 27 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 Schweighouse-Thann’s climate
How warm does Schweighouse-Thann 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 Schweighouse-Thann 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 Schweighouse-Thann 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, Colmar-Meyenheim (27 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Schweighouse-Thann itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Schweighouse-Thann, Mulhouse, 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 MULHOUSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Schweighouse-Thann →
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