Buschwiller

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Buschwiller

(2020–2026) Christèle Willer^[1]Area

4.16 km² (1.61 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,060 • Density250/km² (660/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

68061 /68220

Elevation282–372 m (925–1,220 ft)
(avg. 315 m or 1,033 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buschwiller (German: Buschweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Geography and climate

Geography

Buschwiller is a village located in the French part of the agglomeration of Basel. It is adjacent to the Swiss town of Schönenbuch.

Climate

Due to its position, in the far north-east of France, Buschwiller features a semi-continental climate (Köppen : Cfb), characterized by warm to hot, humid summers and cool to cold, drier winters. It usually snows every year, but without substantial accumulation.

Climate data for Basel (Binningen), elevation: 316 m (1,037 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.0 (66.2)	22.0 (71.6)	25.2 (77.4)	30.5 (86.9)	33.5 (92.3)	38.4 (101.1)	39.0 (102.2)	38.7 (101.7)	35.0 (95.0)	29.6 (85.3)	21.9 (71.4)	20.6 (69.1)	39.0 (102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	7.1 (44.8)	11.8 (53.2)	16.2 (61.2)	20.0 (68.0)	23.7 (74.7)	25.8 (78.4)	25.3 (77.5)	20.7 (69.3)	15.4 (59.7)	9.2 (48.6)	5.7 (42.3)	15.5 (59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	3.2 (37.8)	7.0 (44.6)	10.7 (51.3)	14.6 (58.3)	18.2 (64.8)	20.2 (68.4)	19.7 (67.5)	15.4 (59.7)	11.1 (52.0)	6.0 (42.8)	2.9 (37.2)	10.9 (51.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	−0.1 (31.8)	2.6 (36.7)	5.5 (41.9)	9.5 (49.1)	13.1 (55.6)	14.9 (58.8)	14.8 (58.6)	11.0 (51.8)	7.6 (45.7)	3.2 (37.8)	0.4 (32.7)	6.8 (44.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.2 (−11.6)	−23.8 (−10.8)	−14.8 (5.4)	−6.3 (20.7)	−2.7 (27.1)	1.1 (34.0)	5.1 (41.2)	3.6 (38.5)	−1.3 (29.7)	−5.5 (22.1)	−11.0 (12.2)	−20.9 (−5.6)	−24.2 (−11.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48 (1.9)	45 (1.8)	50 (2.0)	64 (2.5)	98 (3.9)	87 (3.4)	89 (3.5)	88 (3.5)	70 (2.8)	74 (2.9)	65 (2.6)	65 (2.6)	842 (33.1)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	7 (2.8)	7 (2.8)	4 (1.6)	1 (0.4)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0.8)	8 (3.1)	29 (11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.1	8.4	8.9	9.3	11.7	10.6	10.1	10.2	8.5	10.4	10.0	11.0	118.2
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)	2.8	2.1	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.7	2.3	9.3
Average relative humidity (%)	81	76	69	67	71	70	68	71	77	82	83	82	75
Mean monthly sunshine hours	64	85	135	167	186	212	235	217	160	107	65	54	1,687
Percent possible sunshine	28	34	40	45	44	48	54	55	48	36	28	27	43
Source 1: MeteoSwiss^[3]
Source 2: KNMI^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Climate Normals Basel Binningen (Reference period 1991−2020)" (PDF). Swiss Federal Office of Metreology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Indices Data - Lugano (Station 239)". KNMI. Retrieved 12 February 2019.