Rixheim climate — normals and trends
Rixheim (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Rixheim averages 74 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Rixheim has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 93 to 55 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 14 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
RixheimGrand Est
- coords
- 47.75°, 7.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
901mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.0 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
14 January 1963
Wettest day
55 mm
26 September 1987
Windiest day
53.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
14 January 1963
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 105 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 45 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 65 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 66 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 65 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 131 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 129 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 93 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rixheim?
Rixheim has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rixheim?
The hottest day measured in Rixheim between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rixheim?
The coldest day measured in Rixheim between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1963, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Rixheim?
Yes. Rixheim gets on average 45.9 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Rixheim warmed?
Yes: Rixheim warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rixheim?
The wettest day measured in Rixheim between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1987, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rixheim?
The windiest day measured in Rixheim between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rixheim?
The warmest month in Rixheim is July (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Rixheim?
Rixheim receives on average 901 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rixheim?
Rixheim gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rixheim?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rixheim between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rixheim?
Yes: Rixheim has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rixheim?
In Rixheim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 14 January 1963.
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