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Mouthe (French pronunciation: [mut]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The town is known for having the coldest recorded temperature in France.[2]
Mouthe | |
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Commune | |
 A general view of Mouthe | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mouthe  | |
  Mouthe  Mouthe | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′41″N 6°11′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Frasne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Perrin |
| Area 1 | 38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,047 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25413 /25240 |
| Elevation | 926–1,414 m (3,038–4,639 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The town is located 30 km (19 mi) south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the river Doubs is 2 km (1.2 mi) from Mouthe.
Climate
Mouthe, is located in a region of the Jura Mountains known as "Little Siberia" (La Petite Sibérie) and snowfalls are not uncommon as late as the third week of March.[2] Although the average low temperature for January in the town ranges from about -6 °C to -10 °C, the low temperature descended to -36.7 °C (-34.1 °F) on 13 January 1968, and fell further, to -41.2 °C (-42.2 °F) on 17 January 1985.[2]
Due to its elevation and its location in a coomb, the diurnal temperature variation is high and Mouthe features a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb, according to the Köppen climate classification), with an average annual precipitation of 1,712.9 mm (67.44 in).
Summers are warm and winters are very cold and snowy and there is no dry season.
| Climate data for Mouthe, elevation: 940 m (3,084 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1880–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.6 (54.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.2 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.7 (−34.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−41.2 (−42.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 150.9 (5.94) |
131.3 (5.17) |
131.6 (5.18) |
117.6 (4.63) |
141.8 (5.58) |
135.9 (5.35) |
130.3 (5.13) |
128.8 (5.07) |
119.2 (4.69) |
147.1 (5.79) |
157.8 (6.21) |
185.1 (7.29) |
1,677.4 (66.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.2 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 150.7 |
| Source: Meteo France[3] | |||||||||||||
1981-2010 climate normals
| Climate data for Mouthe, elevation: 940 m (3,084 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1880–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.7 (−34.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−41.2 (−42.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 154.0 (6.06) |
137.6 (5.42) |
140.1 (5.52) |
123.8 (4.87) |
146.3 (5.76) |
141.3 (5.56) |
118.0 (4.65) |
129.6 (5.10) |
135.8 (5.35) |
156.4 (6.16) |
155.9 (6.14) |
174.1 (6.85) |
1,712.9 (67.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.5 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 152.2 |
| Source: Infoclimat[4] | |||||||||||||
The village and its church served as the location for the film Nobody Else But You (2011).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 680 | — |
| 1968 | 760 | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 811 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 813 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 898 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 891 | −0.8% |
| 2006 | 958 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 958 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,083 | +13.0% |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- "Mouthe (Doubs) "La Petite Sibérie" : Le village le plus froid de France". Sondages & Tendances. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- "Mouthe (25)". Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- "MOUTHE". Valeurs climatologiques: Normales et records pour la période 1981-2010 (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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[de] Mouthe
Mouthe ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1.047 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Doubs in der Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Sie ist Teil des Kantons Frasne im Arrondissement Pontarlier. Die Gemeinde gehört zum Gemeindeverband Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs.- [en] Mouthe
[fr] Mouthe
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