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| Kruth | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Kruth | |
  KruthShow map of France KruthShow map of Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′54″N 6°57′53″E / 47.9317°N 6.9647°E / 47.9317; 6.9647 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller |
| Canton | Cernay |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Saint-Amarin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Florent Arnold |
| Area | 223.06 km (86.12 sq mi) |
| Population | 883 |
| • Density | 4.0/km (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68171 /68820 |
| Elevation | 468–1,263 m (1,535–4,144 ft) (avg. 487 m or 1,598 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Kruth (French pronunciation: [kʁyt] ; German: Krüt) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Its railway station is the terminus of a TER service to Mulhouse.
Geography
Climate
Kruth has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on an oceanic climate (Cfb). The average annual temperature in Kruth is 8.6 °C (47.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,001.4 mm (78.80 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.4 °C (31.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Kruth was 37.3 °C (99.1 °F) on 24 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.4 °C (−4.7 °F) on 24 December 2001.
| Climate data for Kruth (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1996−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 192.7 (7.59) |
198.2 (7.80) |
187.4 (7.38) |
121.7 (4.79) |
158.2 (6.23) |
115.5 (4.55) |
142.9 (5.63) |
147.9 (5.82) |
117.1 (4.61) |
191.0 (7.52) |
199.2 (7.84) |
229.6 (9.04) |
2,001.4 (78.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.9 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 159.0 |
| Source: Meteociel | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- "Normales et records pour Kruth SAPC (68)". Meteociel. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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