Kruth

Commune in Grand Est, France

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Kruth

(2020–2026) Florent Arnold^[1]Area

223.06 km² (86.12 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

910 • Density4.1/km² (11/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

68171 /68820

Elevation468–1,263 m (1,535–4,144 ft)
(avg. 487 m or 1,598 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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 a 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^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Normales et records pour Kruth SAPC (68)". Meteociel. Retrieved 16 June 2022.