Vieux-Ferrette sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
Expect July afternoons of about 23.3°C. None of the 52 towns of 2,500+ in Haut-Rhin has cooler July afternoons. The rainiest month is May; the driest is February. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 17–23°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lucelle station, 7.6 km south.
A year in Vieux-Ferrette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lucelle station.
What a year in Vieux-Ferrette feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lucelle.
About 1,091 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 37 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 Bale-Mulhouse
A frosty town: 80 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 80 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 23 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lucelle: 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 Lucelle
Lucelle is 7.6 km south of Vieux-Ferrette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vieux-Ferrette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lucelle (68190001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 690 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 483 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bale-Mulhouse, 20 km away |
Vieux-Ferrette sits 207 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Vieux-Ferrette to run about 1.3°C warmer 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 Vieux-Ferrette 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Ferrette | Lucelle | 23.3°C | −1.6°C | 1,091 mm |
| Altkirch 14 km | Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.6°C 1°C milder | 748 mm |
| Hégenheim 18 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Hésingue 18 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Blotzheim 19 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Bartenheim 20 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
| Sierentz 20 km | Bale-Mulhouse | 26.4°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.8°C 0.8°C milder | 764 mm |
Vieux-Ferrette weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lucelle station; sunshine at Bale-Mulhouse.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −1.6°C | 1.2°C | 66 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.0°C | −1.4°C | 1.8°C | 63 mm | 91 |
| March | 9.0°C | 1.4°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 146 |
| April | 13.2°C | 4.3°C | 8.7°C | 85 mm | 181 |
| May | 17.1°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 121 mm | 202 |
| June | 21.1°C | 11.4°C | 16.2°C | 106 mm | 228 |
| July | 23.3°C | 13.1°C | 18.2°C | 103 mm | 248 |
| August | 23.1°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 106 mm | 234 |
| September | 18.5°C | 9.5°C | 14.0°C | 91 mm | 168 |
| October | 13.9°C | 6.3°C | 10.1°C | 99 mm | 121 |
| November | 8.1°C | 2.1°C | 5.1°C | 92 mm | 70 |
| December | 4.8°C | −0.7°C | 2.0°C | 89 mm | 62 |
| Year | 13.4°C | 5.5°C | 9.4°C | 1,091 mm | 1,819 |
Where Vieux-Ferrette’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lucelle, 7.6 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, 20 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 Vieux-Ferrette’s climate
How warm does Vieux-Ferrette get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vieux-Ferrette get in winter?
January nights average −1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 80 nights a year, and about 23 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vieux-Ferrette get?
About 1,091 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bale-Mulhouse (20 km away), averages 1,819 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vieux-Ferrette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vieux-Ferrette, Lucelle, 7.6 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 LUCELLE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vieux-Ferrette →
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