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2026 ranking · precipitation

The driest cities in Grand Est

Colmar (Haut-Rhin), Wintzenheim (Haut-Rhin), Horbourg-Wihr (Haut-Rhin), and Ingersheim (Haut-Rhin) are tied as the driest cities in Grand Est, with just 558 mm (22.0 in) of precipitation a year on average.

496 towns ranked out of 5,115

Colmar, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stColmar 558mm/yr Haut-Rhin
  2. 2ndWintzenheim 558mm/yr Haut-Rhin
  3. 3rdHorbourg-Wihr 558mm/yr Haut-Rhin

Photos: © sinava-- from Berlin, CC BY 2.0

This ranking covers 496 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. At the other end of the ranking, Le Thillot (Vosges) comes last with 2,282 mm.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: driest cities in Grand Est

Rank Town Department Annual precipitation (mm) Proportional bar Population
1 tied Colmar Haut-Rhin (68) 558 68,013
1 tied Wintzenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 558 8,375
1 tied Horbourg-Wihr Haut-Rhin (68) 558 6,309
1 tied Ingersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 558 4,832
1 tied Turckheim Haut-Rhin (68) 558 4,206
1 tied Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine Haut-Rhin (68) 558 3,078
1 tied Andolsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 558 2,274
1 tied Porte du Ried Haut-Rhin (68) 558 2,037
1 tied Sundhoffen Haut-Rhin (68) 558 2,035
10 tied Ensisheim Haut-Rhin (68) 595 7,370
10 tied Volgelsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 595 2,749
10 tied Biesheim Haut-Rhin (68) 595 2,550
10 tied Fessenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 595 2,390
10 tied Meyenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 595 2,037
10 tied Réguisheim Haut-Rhin (68) 595 2,037
16 Romilly-sur-Seine Aube (10) 620 15,231
17 tied Sélestat Bas-Rhin (67) 621 19,813
17 tied Benfeld Bas-Rhin (67) 621 6,072
17 tied Marckolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 621 4,442
17 tied Châtenois Bas-Rhin (67) 621 4,375
17 tied Scherwiller Bas-Rhin (67) 621 3,155
17 tied Huttenheim Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,770
17 tied Rhinau Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,741
17 tied Hilsenheim Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,634
17 tied Epfig Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,328
17 tied Muttersholtz Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,320
17 tied Ebersheim Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,303
17 tied Dambach-la-Ville Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,189
17 tied Wittisheim Bas-Rhin (67) 621 2,112
30 tied Rouffach Haut-Rhin (68) 622 4,471
30 tied Soultzmatt Haut-Rhin (68) 622 2,552
32 tied Châlons-en-Champagne Marne (51) 632 43,914
32 tied Saint-Memmie Marne (51) 632 5,529
32 tied Fagnières Marne (51) 632 4,962
32 tied Sarry Marne (51) 632 2,090
36 tied Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (67) 636 296,552
36 tied Schiltigheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 34,922
36 tied Illkirch-Graffenstaden Bas-Rhin (67) 636 28,336
36 tied Lingolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 20,987
36 tied Bischheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 18,797
36 tied Ostwald Bas-Rhin (67) 636 14,077
36 tied Obernai Bas-Rhin (67) 636 13,037
36 tied Hœnheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 11,822
36 tied Erstein Bas-Rhin (67) 636 10,914
36 tied Molsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 9,438
36 tied Souffelweyersheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 8,301
36 tied Geispolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 7,994
36 tied Eckbolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 7,229
36 tied Mutzig Bas-Rhin (67) 636 6,138
36 tied La Wantzenau Bas-Rhin (67) 636 5,969
36 tied Eschau Bas-Rhin (67) 636 5,941
36 tied Oberhausbergen Bas-Rhin (67) 636 5,912
36 tied Fegersheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 5,834
36 tied Rosheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 5,542
36 tied Mundolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 5,391
36 tied Reichstett Bas-Rhin (67) 636 4,768
36 tied Plobsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 4,536
36 tied Wolfisheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 4,259
36 tied Holtzheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 3,892
36 tied Gerstheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 3,545
36 tied Lampertheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 3,508
36 tied Bischoffsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 3,406
36 tied Duttlenheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 3,053
36 tied Lipsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,731
36 tied Dorlisheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,664
36 tied Achenheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,659
36 tied Oberschaeffolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,620
36 tied Entzheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,571
36 tied Bœrsch Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,503
36 tied Griesheim-près-Molsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,382
36 tied Mittelhausbergen Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,205
36 tied Ittenheim Bas-Rhin (67) 636 2,130
73 Nogent-sur-Seine Aube (10) 636 5,631
74 tied Troyes Aube (10) 645 63,254
74 tied La Chapelle-Saint-Luc Aube (10) 645 12,730
74 tied Sainte-Savine Aube (10) 645 10,616
74 tied Pont-Sainte-Marie Aube (10) 645 5,335
74 tied La Rivière-de-Corps Aube (10) 645 3,756
74 tied Les Noës-près-Troyes Aube (10) 645 3,297
74 tied Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres Aube (10) 645 3,268
74 tied Saint-Lyé Aube (10) 645 3,013
74 tied Sainte-Maure Aube (10) 645 2,094
74 tied Creney-près-Troyes Aube (10) 645 2,060
84 tied Mourmelon-le-Grand Marne (51) 651 4,948
84 tied Suippes Marne (51) 651 3,974
86 tied Bischwiller Bas-Rhin (67) 652 12,376
86 tied Brumath Bas-Rhin (67) 652 10,606
86 tied Vendenheim Bas-Rhin (67) 652 6,189
86 tied Gambsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 652 5,369
86 tied Schweighouse-sur-Moder Bas-Rhin (67) 652 5,236
86 tied Herrlisheim Bas-Rhin (67) 652 4,765
86 tied Hœrdt Bas-Rhin (67) 652 4,621
86 tied Truchtersheim Bas-Rhin (67) 652 4,502
86 tied Hochfelden Bas-Rhin (67) 652 4,091
86 tied Weyersheim Bas-Rhin (67) 652 3,551
86 tied Gries Bas-Rhin (67) 652 2,902
86 tied Geudertheim Bas-Rhin (67) 652 2,749
86 tied Weitbruch Bas-Rhin (67) 652 2,741
86 tied Kilstett Bas-Rhin (67) 652 2,634
86 tied Dettwiller Bas-Rhin (67) 652 2,592

Source: Météo-France, climate data sheets (30-year normals); average annual precipitation at the reference station, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Driest cities in Grand Est: FAQ

What is the driest city in Grand Est?

Colmar (Haut-Rhin), Wintzenheim (Haut-Rhin), Horbourg-Wihr (Haut-Rhin), and Ingersheim (Haut-Rhin) are tied as the driest cities in Grand Est, with just 558 mm (22.0 in) of precipitation a year on average.

What are the 10 driest cities in Grand Est?

In order: Colmar (558 mm), Wintzenheim (558 mm), Horbourg-Wihr (558 mm), Ingersheim (558 mm), Turckheim (558 mm), Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine (558 mm), Andolsheim (558 mm), Porte du Ried (558 mm), Sundhoffen (558 mm), and Ensisheim (595 mm).

What is the rainiest city in Grand Est?

Le Thillot (Vosges) is the rainiest city in Grand Est, with 2,282 mm (89.9 in) of precipitation a year on average. See the rainiest cities in Grand Est.

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

496 out of 5,115. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation.

Where do these figures come from?

They are Météo-France climate normals (30-year averages), recorded at the weather station closest to the town hall, no more than 30 km away and within 300 m of elevation: towns linked to the same station share the same value and are tied. Towns without a station close enough are not ranked. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.

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