Buschwiller

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

Buschwiller
Commune
The town hall and school in Buschwiller
Coat of arms
Location of Buschwiller
Buschwiller Show map of France Buschwiller Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 47°33′33″N 7°30′29″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Canton	Saint-Louis
Intercommunality	Saint-Louis Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christèle Willer[1]
Area 1	4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,060
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68061 /68220
Elevation	282–372 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.

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

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)	47.8 (1.88)	45.2 (1.78)	49.5 (1.95)	63.5 (2.50)	97.6 (3.84)	86.6 (3.41)	88.9 (3.50)	88.3 (3.48)	70.2 (2.76)	74.4 (2.93)	64.9 (2.56)	65.0 (2.56)	841.9 (33.15)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	7.2 (2.8)	7.2 (2.8)	4.4 (1.7)	0.6 (0.2)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.0)	2.0 (0.8)	7.6 (3.0)	29.1 (11.5)
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	64.5	85.2	134.6	167.4	185.6	211.9	234.9	216.5	160.1	107.0	65.4	54.2	1,687.3
Percent possible sunshine	28	34	40	45	44	48	54	55	48	36	28	27	43
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: MeteoSwiss[4]KNMI[5]

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References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
4. "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.
5. "Indices Data - Lugano (Station 239)". KNMI. Retrieved 12 February 2019.