# Ammerschwihr

Ammerschwihr (French pronunciation: ; German: Ammerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.

## Geography

Ammerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards.

### Climate

Ammerschwihr has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ammerschwihr is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 828.0 mm (32.60 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ammerschwihr was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) on 13 January 1987.
Climate data for Ammerschwihr (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1986−present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.7 (40.5) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | −0.7 (30.7) | 2.1 (35.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −17.4 (0.7) | −13.5 (7.7) | −7.0 (19.4) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.2 (37.8) | 6.3 (43.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | −11.7 (10.9) | −17.1 (1.2) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.5 (2.66) | 56.6 (2.23) | 54.5 (2.15) | 53.1 (2.09) | 81.7 (3.22) | 73.6 (2.90) | 73.4 (2.89) | 69.3 (2.73) | 60.1 (2.37) | 74.3 (2.93) | 61.1 (2.41) | 79.3 (3.12) | 804.5 (31.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 122.9 |
| Source: Météo France ||||||||||||||

## Demography

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 1,940 | — |
| 1800 | 1,676 | −2.07% |
| 1806 | 1,997 | +2.96% |
| 1821 | 1,946 | −0.17% |
| 1831 | 2,137 | +0.94% |
| 1836 | 2,136 | −0.01% |
| 1841 | 2,149 | +0.12% |
| 1846 | 2,228 | +0.72% |
| 1851 | 2,205 | −0.21% |
| 1856 | 2,014 | −1.80% |
| 1861 | 2,036 | +0.22% |
| 1866 | 1,979 | −0.57% |
| 1871 | 1,862 | −1.21% |
| 1875 | 1,767 | −1.30% |
| 1880 | 1,766 | −0.01% |
| 1885 | 1,676 | −1.04% |
| 1890 | 1,756 | +0.94% |
| 1895 | 1,722 | −0.39% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1900 | 1,639 | −0.98% |
| 1905 | 1,584 | −0.68% |
| 1910 | 1,565 | −0.24% |
| 1921 | 1,384 | −1.11% |
| 1926 | 1,402 | +0.26% |
| 1931 | 1,427 | +0.35% |
| 1936 | 1,507 | +1.10% |
| 1946 | 885 | −5.18% |
| 1954 | 1,424 | +6.13% |
| 1962 | 1,341 | −0.75% |
| 1968 | 1,406 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 1,448 | +0.42% |
| 1982 | 1,566 | +1.13% |
| 1990 | 1,869 | +2.24% |
| 1999 | 1,892 | +0.14% |
| 2007 | 1,913 | +0.14% |
| 2012 | 1,773 | −1.51% |
| 2017 | 1,779 | +0.07% |
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