Ammerschwihr (French pronunciation: [aməʁʃviʁ] ; German: Ammerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.
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.
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.
