Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0Nights turn raw in Soultz-Haut-Rhin each January, colder than in 91% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.0°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 80% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Guebwiller station, 2 km north.
A year in Soultz-Haut-Rhin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Guebwiller station.
What a year in Soultz-Haut-Rhin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guebwiller.
About 920 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 65 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guebwiller: 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 Guebwiller
Guebwiller is 2 km north of Soultz-Haut-Rhin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Soultz-Haut-Rhin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Guebwiller (68112005) |
| Distance from the town | 2 km north |
| Station altitude | 273 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 274 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colmar-Meyenheim, 14 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 Soultz-Haut-Rhin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | Guebwiller | 26.0°C | −0.6°C | 920 mm |
| Issenheim 2.5 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Guebwiller 2.8 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Bollwiller 3.8 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Buhl 5.5 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Staffelfelden 7 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Pulversheim 8 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
Soultz-Haut-Rhin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Guebwiller station; sunshine at Colmar-Meyenheim.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −0.6°C | 2.4°C | 93 mm | 71 |
| February | 7.4°C | 0.0°C | 3.7°C | 77 mm | 99 |
| March | 11.9°C | 2.6°C | 7.2°C | 72 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.9°C | 11.2°C | 60 mm | 189 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.9°C | 15.3°C | 81 mm | 210 |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.3°C | 18.7°C | 74 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.0°C | 14.9°C | 20.5°C | 66 mm | 251 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.6°C | 20.3°C | 71 mm | 233 |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.9°C | 16.1°C | 60 mm | 181 |
| October | 15.7°C | 7.3°C | 11.5°C | 81 mm | 122 |
| November | 9.5°C | 3.0°C | 6.3°C | 76 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.3°C | 3.2°C | 111 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.8°C | 11.4°C | 920 mm | 1,882 |
Where Soultz-Haut-Rhin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Guebwiller, 2 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, 14 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 Soultz-Haut-Rhin’s climate
How warm does Soultz-Haut-Rhin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Soultz-Haut-Rhin get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Soultz-Haut-Rhin get?
About 920 mm a year, more than 80% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (111 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colmar-Meyenheim (14 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Soultz-Haut-Rhin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Soultz-Haut-Rhin, Guebwiller, 2 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 GUEBWILLER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Soultz-Haut-Rhin →
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.